Detection of Dengue Virus among Children with Suspected Malaria, Accra, Ghana

Detection of Dengue Virus among Children with Suspected Malaria, Accra, Ghana

We report new molecular evidence of locally acquired dengue virus infections in Ghana. We detected dengue viral RNA among children with suspected malaria by using a multipathogen real-time PCR. Subsequent sequence analysis revealed a close relationship with dengue virus serotype 2, which was implica...

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Main Authors: Nicholas Amoako, Samuel Duodu, Francis E. Dennis, Joseph H.K. Bonney, Kwaku P. Asante, Juliana Ameh, Lydia Mosi, Takaya Hayashi, Eudosia E. Agbosu, Deborah Pratt, Darwin J. Operario, Barry Fields, Jie Liu, Eric R. Houpt, George E. Armah, Justin Stoler, Gordon A. Awandare
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Dengue
malaria
febrile illness
children
DNV2
TaqMan array card
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/8/18-0341_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/8/18-0341_article

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