Dengue Serotypes 2 and 3 in US Forces in Somalia

Abstract

A prospective investigation of febrile illnesses among US forces in Somalia revealed dengue viruses as an important identifiable cause. 90 consecutively admitted patients temperatures of at least 38.1 deg C were studied. Flavivirus infection was confirmed by positive dengue IgM and/or hemagluttinin inhibition tests in 15 of 84 individuals tested. Dengue viruses were isolated from 14 cases with acute flavivirus infection; viral serotypes included dengue 2 (12 cases), dengue 3 (1 case), and mixed dengue 2/3 infection (1 case). Our report documents the detection of dengue 3 in north-east Africa. Dengue, Somalia, Flavivirus

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA283886

Entities

People

  • Alan Magill
  • Bonnie Smoke
  • Charles Hoke
  • David Vaughn
  • Doris Dubois
  • Jeanne Burrous
  • Lauren Iacona-connors
  • Niranjan Kanesa-thasan

Organizations

  • Walter Reed Army Institute of Research

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Africa
  • Antibodies
  • Availability
  • Cell Line
  • Chain Reactions
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Culture Techniques
  • Dengue
  • East Africa
  • Flavivirus Infections
  • Health Services
  • Infection
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Viruses
  • Wound Infections

Readers

  • Geodesy
  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology
  • Virology (or Medical Virology).