A household serosurvey to estimate the magnitude of a dengue outbreak in Mombasa, Kenya, 2013.

A household serosurvey to estimate the magnitude of a dengue outbreak in Mombasa, Kenya, 2013.

Dengue appears to be endemic in Africa with a number of reported outbreaks. In February 2013, several individuals with dengue-like illnesses and negative malaria blood smears were identified in Mombasa, Kenya. Dengue was laboratory confirmed and an investigation was conducted to estimate the magnitu...

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Main Authors: Esther M Ellis, John C Neatherlin, Mark Delorey, Melvin Ochieng, Abdinoor Haji Mohamed, Daniel Ondari Mogeni, Elizabeth Hunsperger, Shem Patta, Stella Gikunju, Lilian Waiboic, Barry Fields, Victor Ofula, Samson Limbaso Konongoi, Brenda Torres-Velasquez, Nina Marano, Rosemary Sang, Harold S Margolis, Joel M Montgomery, Kay M Tomashek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-04-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4414477?pdf=render

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