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Concurrent circulation of dengue serotype 1, 2 and 3 among acute febrile patients in Cameroon.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Oct 2021
Simo Tchetgna Huguette, Sado Yousseu Francine, Kamgang Basile, Tedjou Armel, McCall Philip J, Wondji Charles S
Abstract excerpt
Acute febrile patients presenting at hospitals in Douala, Cameroon between July and December 2020, were screened for dengue infections using real time RT-PCR on fragments of the 5' and 3' UTR genomic regions. In total, 12.8% (41/320) of cases examined were positive for dengue. Dengue virus 3 (DENV-3) was the most common serotype found (68.3%), followed by DENV-2 (19.5%) and DENV-1 (4.9%). Co-infections of DENV-3...
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