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ArticleOpen forum infectious diseases2024

The Looming Threat of Dengue Fever: The Africa Context.

Kyeng Mercy, Eric Youm, Dativa Aliddeki, Nuno R Faria, Yenew Kebede, Nicaise Ndembi

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Article in Open forum infectious diseases, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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6 authors.

Kyeng MercyDisease Surveillance and Intelligence Directorate, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Eric YoumDisease Surveillance and Intelligence Directorate, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Dativa AliddekiDisease Surveillance and Intelligence Directorate, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Nuno R FariaMRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Yenew KebedeDisease Surveillance and Intelligence Directorate, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Nicaise NdembiDisease Surveillance and Intelligence Directorate, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5131-3136

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In Africa, compared to 2019, dengue infections have surged ninefold by December 2023, with over 270 000 cases and 753 deaths reported across 18 African Union (AU) Member States. This commentary synthesises the context of dengue outbreaks in Africa and provides recommendations for sustainable control. In 2023, 18 African Union Member States reported outbreaks of dengue, among which seven had ongoing armed conflicts. These countries were amongst the top 15 African countries contributing to the most displaced persons on the continent and accounted for 98% of all dengue cases reported in the continent in 2023. Climate change remains an important driver, both through the displacement of people and global warming. The continent continues to face several challenges in detection, reporting and management, such as the lack of local laboratory capacity, misclassification of dengue cases and lack of medical countermeasures. Solutions targeting the strengthening of cross-border surveillance and early warning systems using a multisectoral one-health approach, local research and development for therapeutics and diagnostics and community engagement empowering communities to protect themselves and understand the gravity of the threat could help curb the spread of the disease in Africa.

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