Abstract
We report new molecular evidence of locally acquired dengue virus infections in Ghana. We detected dengue viral RNA among children with suspected malaria by using a multipathogen real-time PCR. Subsequent sequence analysis revealed a close relationship with dengue virus serotype 2, which was implicated in a 2016 outbreak in Burkina Faso.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1561-1564 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 1 2018 |
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- Epidemiology
- Microbiology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases
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Detection of dengue virus among children with suspected malaria, Accra, Ghana. / Amoako, Nicholas; Duodu, Samuel; Dennis, Francis E.; Bonney, Joseph H.K.; Asante, Kwaku P.; Ameh, Juliana; Mosi, Lydia; Hayashi, Takaya; Agbosu, Eudosia E.; Pratt, Deborah; Operario, Darwin J.; Fields, Barry; Liu, Jie; Houpt, Eric R.; Armah, George E.; Stoler, Justin B; Awandare, Gordon A.
In: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol. 24, No. 8, 01.08.2018, p. 1561-1564.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Detection of dengue virus among children with suspected malaria, Accra, Ghana
AU - Amoako, Nicholas
AU - Duodu, Samuel
AU - Dennis, Francis E.
AU - Bonney, Joseph H.K.
AU - Asante, Kwaku P.
AU - Ameh, Juliana
AU - Mosi, Lydia
AU - Hayashi, Takaya
AU - Agbosu, Eudosia E.
AU - Pratt, Deborah
AU - Operario, Darwin J.
AU - Fields, Barry
AU - Liu, Jie
AU - Houpt, Eric R.
AU - Armah, George E.
AU - Stoler, Justin B
AU - Awandare, Gordon A.
PY - 2018/8/1
Y1 - 2018/8/1
N2 - We report new molecular evidence of locally acquired dengue virus infections in Ghana. We detected dengue viral RNA among children with suspected malaria by using a multipathogen real-time PCR. Subsequent sequence analysis revealed a close relationship with dengue virus serotype 2, which was implicated in a 2016 outbreak in Burkina Faso.
AB - We report new molecular evidence of locally acquired dengue virus infections in Ghana. We detected dengue viral RNA among children with suspected malaria by using a multipathogen real-time PCR. Subsequent sequence analysis revealed a close relationship with dengue virus serotype 2, which was implicated in a 2016 outbreak in Burkina Faso.
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JO - Emerging Infectious Diseases
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