ArticleBMC research notes2019
Arbovirus circulation among febrile patients at the greater Accra Regional Hospital, Ghana.
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- Seroprevalence and Serotypes of Dengue Virus Infection in Ghana: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Baseline Seroprevalence of Arboviruses in Liberia Using a Multiplex IgG Immunoassay.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2025Article
- Arbovirus Epidemics as Global Health Imperative, Africa, 2023.Emerging infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Risk of arboviral transmission and insecticide resistance status of Aedes mosquitoes during a yellow fever outbreak in Ghana.BMC infectious diseases · 2024Article
- Risk of Arboviral Transmission and Insecticide Resistance Status ofResearch square · 2024Article
- Seroprevalence of Dengue and Chikungunya Virus Infections in Children Living in Sub-Saharan Africa: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- One Health Approach to Arbovirus Control in Africa: Interests, Challenges, and Difficulties.Microorganisms · 2023Article
- Insecticide resistance status of Aedes aegypti in southern and northern Ghana.Parasites & vectors · 2023Article
- Arbovirus Epidemiology: The Mystery of Unnoticed Epidemics in Ghana, West Africa.Microorganisms · 2022Review
- Spatiotemporal distribution and insecticide resistance status of Aedes aegypti in Ghana.Parasites & vectors · 2022Article
- Tracing and tracking the emergence, epidemiology and dispersal of dengue virus to Africa during the 20th century.One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2021Article
- Evidence of chikungunya virus infections among febrile patients at three secondary health facilities in the Ashanti and the Bono Regions of Ghana.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2021Article
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- Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Arboviruses at a Human-Wildlife Interface: A Cross-Sectional Study in and Around Mole National Park, Ghana.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingArticle
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objectiveArboviruses, Dengue and Chikungunya have become major international public health concerns due to their epidemics and introduction in new areas. In Ghana, little is known is about Dengue and Chikungunya viruses though the country has been listed as part of the 34 countries in which the viruses are endemic. This has been attributed partly to the lack of diagnostic tools for these viruses in several health facilities and institutions across the country. The purpose of this study was to detect and characterize these viral pathogens among febrile patients in Accra Ghana.
resultsThis hospital-based cross-sectional study enrolled 260 suspected Dengue and/or Chikungunya febrile patients who submitted their clinical specimens of serum. Out of the total number tested with both molecular and serological tools, Chikungunya and Dengue specific total antibodies were detected from 72 (27.69%) and 180 (69.23%) respectively. None of the participants tested positive for Dengue and Chikungunya by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and with the Dengue-specific NS1 antigen strip kits. Our findings suggested that Dengue and Chikungunya viruses may be circulating but are being missed among febrile patients. Differential diagnosis work-up in febrile patients should be made to include Dengue and Chikungunya infections.
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