ReviewViruses2022
Uncovering the Burden of Dengue in Africa: Considerations on Magnitude, Misdiagnosis, and Ancestry.
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69 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 108 citations in OpenAlex.
- Forgotten in the tropics: research on Culex mosquitoes is overshadowed in malaria and dengue-endemic regions.Parasites & vectors · 2026Pooled it
- Quantitative modelling for dengue and Aedes mosquitoes in Africa: A systematic review of current approaches and future directions for Early Warning System development.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2024Pooled it
- Increasing prevalence of malaria and acute dengue virus coinfection in Africa: a meta-analysis and meta-regression of cross-sectional studies.Malaria journal · 2023Pooled it
- A systematic review of published literature on mosquito control action thresholds across the world.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2023Pooled it
- Vector competence acrossJournal of virology · 2026Review
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- Case-control study determining risk factors for dengue fever among patients attending selected hospitals in Mogadishu, Somalia.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Unmasking non-malarial mosquito-borne infections among febrile children in malaria-endemic regions of western Kenya.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Evolutionary history and transmission dynamics of dengue virus type 2 in Africa.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Clinical profile and predictors of adverse outcomes in pediatric dengue fever presenting with febrile illness: a prospective observational study in Burao, Somaliland.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Seroprevalence of dengue virus antibodies among multiple species of non-human primates in Senegal suggests that sylvatic dengue virus is maintained in non-primate reservoirs in this region.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2026Article
- Dengue Fever and Its Burden in Burkina Faso: An Overview.Reviews in medical virology · 2026Review
- Genomics in Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance: An Exploratory Analysis.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Dengue virus and lipid metabolism: unravelling the interplay for future therapeutic approaches.Emerging microbes & infections · 2025Review
- Risk factors associated with dengue and chikungunya seroprevalence and seroconversion among urban populations in western and coastal Kenya.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Article
- Dengue Fever Resurgence in Iran: An Integrative Review of Causative Factors and Control Strategies.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2025Review
- Decoding Dengue: A Global Perspective, History, Role, and Challenges.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- 1206 genomes reveal origin and movement ofScience (New York, N.Y.) · 2025Article
- Susceptibility ofInsects · 2025Article
- Genetic ancestry shapes dengue virus infection in human skin explants.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025Article
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Abstract
Dengue is a re-emerging neglected disease of major public health importance. This review highlights important considerations for dengue disease in Africa, including epidemiology and underestimation of disease burden in African countries, issues with malaria misdiagnosis and co-infections, and potential evidence of genetic protection from severe dengue disease in populations of African descent. The findings indicate that dengue virus prevalence in African countries and populations may be more widespread than reported data suggests, and that the
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