Emerging Infectious Diseases (Jul 2024)

Emergence of Indigenous Dengue Fever, Niger, October 2023

  • Habibatou Idé Amadou,
  • Saada Moussa,
  • Ibrahim Issa Arzika,
  • Hadiza Ousmane,
  • Soumana Amadou,
  • Balki Aoula,
  • Abdoulaye Ousmane,
  • Ibrahim Maman Laminou,
  • Adamou Lagare

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3007.240301
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 30, no. 7
pp. 1479 – 1481

Abstract

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Dengue fever is a growing worldwide public health concern. In mid-October 2023, multiple cases of uncommon febrile illness were reported among patients in Niamey, Niger. Fifteen samples were tested by using molecular methods, from which 7 (46.66%) were confirmed positive for mosquitoborne dengue virus belonging to serotypes 1 and 3.

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