| Literature DB >> 26643534 |
Marilia Massangaie1, Gabriela Pinto2, Fernando Padama2, Geraldo Chambe2, Mariana da Silva2, Inocêncio Mate2, Celia Chirindza2, Sadia Ali2, Sãozinha Agostinho2, Daniel Chilaule2, Jacqueline Weyer2, Chantel le Roux2, Ana Paula Abilio2, Cynthia Baltazar2, Timothy J Doyle2, Julie Cliff2, Janusz Paweska2, Eduardo Samo Gudo2.
Abstract
Since the first reported epidemic of dengue in Pemba, the capital of Cabo Delgado province, in 1984-1985, no further cases have been reported in Mozambique. In March 2014, the Provincial Health Directorate of Cabo Delgado reported a suspected dengue outbreak in Pemba, associated with a recent increase in the frequency of patients with nonmalarial febrile illness. An investigation conducted between March and June detected a total of 193 clinically suspected dengue patients in Pemba and Nampula, the capital of neighboring Nampula Province. Dengue virus-type 2 (DENV-2) was detected by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction in sera from three patients, and 97 others were classified as probable cases based on the presence of DENV nonstructural protein 1 antigen or anti-DENV immunoglobulin M antibody. Entomological investigations demonstrated the presence of Aedes aegypti mosquitos in both Pemba and Nampula cities. © The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID： 26643534 PMCID： PMC4751938 DOI： 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0543
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Trop Med Hyg ISSN： 0002-9637 Impact factor: 2.345