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| Title |
Concurrent malaria and arbovirus infections in Kedougou, southeastern Senegal
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| Published in |
Malaria Journal, January 2016
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12936-016-1100-5 |
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| Authors |
Abdourahmane Sow, Cheikh Loucoubar, Diawo Diallo, Oumar Faye, Youssoupha Ndiaye, Cheikh Saadibou Senghor, Anta Tal Dia, Ousmane Faye, Scott C. Weaver, Mawlouth Diallo, Denis Malvy, Amadou Alpha Sall |
| Abstract |
Malaria is one of the leading causes of acute febrile illness (AFI) in Africa. With the advent of malaria rapid diagnostic tests, misdiagnosis and co-morbidity with other diseases has been highlighted by an increasing number of studies. Although arboviral infections and malaria are both vector-borne diseases and often have an overlapping geographic distribution in sub-Saharan Africa, information about their incidence rates and concurrent infections is scarce. From July 2009 to March 2013 patients from seven healthcare facilities of the Kedougou region presenting with AFI were enrolled and tested for malaria and arboviral infections, i.e., yellow fever (YFV), West Nile (WNV), dengue (DENV), chikungunya (CHIKV), Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHFV), Zika (ZIKV), and Rift Valley fever viruses (RVFV). Malaria parasite infections were investigated using thick blood smear (TBS) and rapid diagnostics tests (RDT) while arbovirus infections were tested by IgM antibody detection (ELISA) and RT-PCR assays. Data analysis of single or concurrent malaria and arbovirus was performed using R software. A total of 13,845 patients, including 7387 with malaria and 41 with acute arbovirus infections (12 YFV, nine ZIKV, 16 CHIKV, three DENV, and one RVFV) were enrolled. Among the arbovirus-infected patients, 48.7 % (20/41) were co-infected with malaria parasites at the following frequencies: CHIKV 18.7 % (3/16), YFV 58.3 % (7/12), ZIKV 88.9 % (8/9), DENV 33.3 % (1/3), and RVF 100 % (1/1). Fever ≥40 °C was the only sign or symptom significantly associated with dual malaria parasite/arbovirus infection. Concurrent malaria parasite and arbovirus infections were detected in the Kedougou region from 2009 to 2013 and need to be further documented, including among asymptomatic individuals, to assess its epidemiological and clinical impact. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| France | 2 | 25% |
| United States | 2 | 25% |
| Brazil | 1 | 13% |
| Canada | 1 | 13% |
| Unknown | 2 | 25% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 5 | 63% |
| Scientists | 3 | 38% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 246 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
| United States | 2 | <1% |
| Brazil | 2 | <1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Tanzania, United Republic of | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 237 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 48 | 20% |
| Researcher | 34 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 29 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 20 | 8% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 15 | 6% |
| Other | 50 | 20% |
| Unknown | 50 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 40 | 16% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 30 | 12% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 28 | 11% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 23 | 9% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 16 | 7% |
| Other | 46 | 19% |
| Unknown | 63 | 26% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 8. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 05 October 2016.
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#4,563,810
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#1,053
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#74,071
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Outputs of similar age from Malaria Journal
#30
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