ArticleBMC public health2020
Recent transmission of dengue virus and associated risk Facors among residents of Kassala state, eastern Sudan.
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- Factors contributing to mosquito-borne disease: A systematic review in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.Current research in parasitology & vector-borne diseases · 2025Review
- Neuroinvasion of emerging and re-emerging arboviruses: A scoping review.SAGE open medicine · 2024Article
- Population Genetic Analysis ofFrontiers in genetics · 2022Article
- Epidemiological screening and serotyping analysis of dengue fever in the Southwestern region of Saudi Arabia.Saudi journal of biological sciences · 2022Article
- Seroprevalence and associated risk factors of Dengue fever in Kassala state, eastern Sudan.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2020Article
- Larval Indices of Vector Mosquitoes as Predictors of Dengue Epidemics: An Approach to Manage Dengue Outbreaks Based on Entomological Parameters in the Districts of Colombo and Kandy, Sri Lanka.BioMed research international · 2020Article
- Circulation of dengue serotype 1 viruses during the 2019 outbreak in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.Pathogens and global healthArticle
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Abstract
backgroundAcute arboviral infections are distributed worldwide including Sudan, and dengue fever (DENV) is not an exception. The virus activity has recently been frequently reported in Kassala State, eastern Sudan. However, an appropriate epidemiological study would be necessary to provide accurate and precise estimates of the magnitude of recent DENV transmission in this area of endemicity.
methodsIn the present investigation, a cross sectional study was conducted to advance beyond the current knowledge of the epidemiology of the disease in Kassala State. The prevalence of the disease was estimated and associated risk factors were determined. Sampled sera were collected and screened for recent dengue transmissionas as determined by DENV-IgM enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The collection of data for risk assessment was supported by a well designed structured questionnaire.
resultsThe prevalence of recent DENV infection was estimated to be (11.42%). Potential risk factors to DENV seropsitivity include, age (OR = 3.24, CI = 1.81-5.77,p-value = 0.001); low income (OR = 3.75, CI = 1.57-8.93, p-value = 0.027); mosquito control (OR = 4.18, CI = 2.33-7.51, p-value = 0.004); and localities.
conclusionThe present study showed a high rate of circulating DENV IgM antibodies among the participants of the study (11.42%), suggesting recent transmission of DENV in Kassala State, eastern Sudan. The frequent occurrence of DENV infections necessitates the need for improved surveillance programs and prevention measures to combat this important arboviral disease in Sudan.
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