Emergence of Indigenous Dengue Fever, Niger, October 2023

Emerg Infect Dis. 2024 Jul;30(7):1479-1481. doi: 10.3201/eid3007.240301. Epub 2024 May 24.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Dengue; Niger; arboviruses; dengue fever; dengue virus; indigenous; vector-borne infections; viruses.

Publication types

  • Historical Article

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Child
  • Communicable Diseases, Emerging / epidemiology
  • Communicable Diseases, Emerging / virology
  • Dengue Virus* / genetics
  • Dengue* / epidemiology
  • Dengue* / virology
  • Female
  • History, 21st Century
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Niger / epidemiology
  • Phylogeny
  • Serogroup
  • Young Adult