Dengue fever in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: clinical features and outcome in populations of black and non-black racial category

Dengue fever in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: clinical features and outcome in populations of black and non-black racial category

Abstract Background Although the incidence of dengue across Africa is high, severe dengue is reported infrequently. We describe the clinical features and the outcome of dengue according to raceduring an outbreak in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania that occurred in both native and expatriate populations. Meth...

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Main Authors: Noémie Boillat-Blanco, Belia Klaassen, Zainab Mbarack, Josephine Samaka, Tarsis Mlaganile, John Masimba, Leticia Franco Narvaez, Aline Mamin, Blaise Genton, Laurent Kaiser, Valérie D’Acremont
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Dengue
Race
Sub-saharan Africa
Outbreak
Surveillance
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-018-3549-z

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