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

Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 Nov;23(11):1915-1917. doi: 10.3201/eid2311.170807.

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: Kenya; arbovirus infection; children; dengue; dengue viruses; disease outbreaks; flavivirus; vector-borne infections; viruses.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cohort Studies
  • Coinfection
  • Dengue / epidemiology
  • Dengue / virology*
  • Dengue Virus / immunology*
  • Dengue Virus / isolation & purification
  • Female
  • Fever
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Kenya / epidemiology
  • Male