Emerging Infectious Diseases (Nov 2019)

Dengue Fever in the Darfur Area, Western Sudan

  • Ayman Ahmed,
  • Yousif Ali,
  • Babiker Elmagboul,
  • Omaima Mohamed,
  • Adel Elduma,
  • Hind Bashab,
  • Ahmed Mahamoud,
  • Hayat Khogali,
  • Arwa Elaagip,
  • Tarig Higazi

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2511.181766
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 25, no. 11
pp. 2126 – 2126

Abstract

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We report an outbreak of dengue in Darfur, western Sudan, during September 2014–April 2015. Dengue virus–specific PCR testing of 50 samples from nonmalaria febrile illness case-patients confirmed 35 dengue cases. We detected 7 cases of dengue shock syndrome and 24 cases of dengue hemorrhagic fever.

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