Unrecognized Dengue Virus Infections in Children, Western Kenya, 2014–2015

Abstract

We detected a cluster of dengue virus infections in children in Kenya during July 2014–June 2015. Most cases were serotype 1, but we detected all 4 serotypes, including co-infections with 2 serotypes. Our findings implicate dengue as a cause of febrile illness in this population and highlight a need for robust arbovirus surveillance.

Keywords

• dengue
• Kenya
• children
• disease outbreaks
• flavivirus
• arbovirus infection