ReviewChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2023
Seroprevalence of Dengue and Chikungunya Virus Infections in Children Living in Sub-Saharan Africa: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- Seroprevalence of seven arboviruses of public health importance in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ global health · 2024Pooled it
- High-resolution automated mapping of potential Aedes larval container habitats using drone imagery and supervised machine learning in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2026Article
- Overview of Chikungunya Virus Pathogenesis, Genome Variation, Epidemiology, and Control.Virus research · 2026Review
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of mosquito arboviral infections detected through xenosurveillance in Africa: A focus on West Nile, Rift Valley fever, and chikungunya virus infections.Current research in parasitology & vector-borne diseases · 2026Review
- Non-malarial etiology of acute febrile episodes in children attending five healthcare facilities in Mwanza, Tanzania years 2020-2021.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Heterozygous interferon signaling deficient mice as animal models for Chikungunya virus infection in the heart.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Arbovirus Epidemics as Global Health Imperative, Africa, 2023.Emerging infectious diseases · 2025Article
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Abstract
Dengue and chikungunya viruses are frequent causes of malarial-like febrile illness in children. The rapid increase in virus transmission by mosquitoes is a global health concern. This is the first systematic review and meta-analysis of the childhood prevalence of dengue and chikungunya in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). A comprehensive search of the MEDLINE (Ovid), Embase (Ovid), and Cochrane Library (Wiley) databases was conducted on 28 June 2019, and updated on 12 February 2022. The search strategy was designed to retrieve all articles pertaining to arboviruses in SSA children using both controlled vocabulary and keywords. The pooled (weighted) proportion of dengue and chikungunya was estimated using a random effect model. The overall pooled prevalence of dengue and chikungunya in SSA children was estimated to be 16% and 7%, respectively. Prevalence was slightly lower during the period 2010-2020 compared to 2000-2009. The study design varied depending on the healthcare facility reporting the disease outbreak. Importantly, laboratory methods used to detect arbovirus infections differed. The present review documents the prevalence of dengue and chikungunya in pediatric patients throughout SSA. The results provide unprecedented insight into the transmission of dengue and chikungunya viruses among these children and highlight the need for enhanced surveillance and controlled methodology.
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