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Co-circulation of Dengue and Chikungunya Viruses, Al Hudaydah, Yemen, 2012

Authors :
Giovanni Rezza
Gamal El-Sawaf
Giovanni Faggioni
Fenicia Vescio
Ranya Al Ameri
Riccardo De Santis
Ghada Helaly
Alice Pomponi
Dalia Metwally
Massimo Fantini
Hussein Qadi
Massimo Ciccozzi
Florigio Lista
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 20, Iss 8, Pp 1351-1354 (2014)
Publication Year :
2014
Publisher :
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014.

Abstract

We investigated 400 cases of dengue-like illness in persons hospitalized during an outbreak in Al Hudaydah, Yemen, in 2012. Overall, 116 dengue and 49 chikungunya cases were diagnosed. Dengue virus type 2 was the predominant serotype. The co-circulation of these viruses indicates that mosquitoborne infections represent a public health threat in Yemen.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10806040 and 10806059
Volume :
20
Issue :
8
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.fe559d6573714cfbb7e16d9f1b6d8083
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2008.131615