ArticleThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2017
Surveillance of Vector-Borne Infections (Chikungunya, Dengue, and Malaria) in Bo, Sierra Leone, 2012-2013.
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- Dengue Virus Infection and Associated Risk Factors in Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Viruses · 2021Pooled it
- Global prevalence and distribution of coinfection of malaria, dengue and chikungunya: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2018Pooled it
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- The Threat of Vector-Borne Diseases in Sierra Leone.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2023Review
- A Multidisciplinary Investigation of the First Chikungunya Virus Outbreak in Matadi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.Viruses · 2021Article
- Prevalence of Malaria and Chikungunya Co-Infection in Febrile Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2021Article
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- Use of real-time multiplex PCR, malaria rapid diagnostic test and microscopy to investigate the prevalence of Plasmodium species among febrile hospital patients in Sierra Leone.Malaria journal · 2020Article
- Dengue and chikungunya among outpatients with acute undifferentiated fever in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo: A cross-sectional study.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2019Article
- Triple Infection with Dengue, Chikungunya and Malaria.Tropical parasitologyArticle
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Abstract
Malaria remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in West Africa, but the contribution of other vector-borne infections (VBIs) to the burden of disease has been understudied. We used rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for three VBIs to test blood samples from 1,795 febrile residents of Bo City, Sierra Leone, over a 1-year period in 2012-2013. In total, 24% of the tests were positive for malaria, fewer than 5% were positive for markers of dengue virus infection, and 39% were positive for IgM directed against chikungunya virus (CHIKV) or a related alphavirus. In total, more than half (55%) of these febrile individuals tested positive for at least one of the three VBIs, which highlights the very high burden of vector-borne diseases in this population. The prevalence of positives on the Chikungunya IgM and dengue tests did not vary significantly with age (
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