Emerging Infectious Diseases (Mar 2014)

IgG Against Dengue Virus in Healthy Blood Donors, Zanzibar, Tanzania

  • Francesco Vairo,
  • Emanuele Nicastri,
  • Salma Masauni Yussuf,
  • Angela Cannas,
  • Silvia Meschi,
  • Mwanakheir AA Mahmoud,
  • Azza H. Mohamed,
  • Paul Mohamed Maiko,
  • Pasquale De Nardo,
  • Nazario Bevilacqua,
  • Concetta Castilletti,
  • Antonino Di Caro,
  • Vincenzo Racalbuto,
  • Giuseppe Ippolito

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2003.130150
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 20, no. 3
pp. 465 – 468

Abstract

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We conducted a seroprevalence survey among 500 healthy adult donors at Zanzibar National Blood Transfusion Services. Dengue virus IgG seroprevalence was 50.6% and independently associated with age and urban residence. These data will aid in building a surveillance, preparedness, and response plan for dengue virus infections in the Zanzibar Archipelago.

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