Clinical and epidemiologic characteristics associated with dengue during and outside the 2016 outbreak identified in health facility-based surveillance in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

• Main Authors: Jacqueline K Lim (Author), Yaro Seydou (Author), Mabel Carabali (Author), Ahmed Barro (Author), Desire Lucien Dahourou (Author), Kang Sung Lee (Author), Teguewende Nikiema (Author), Suk Namkung (Author), Jung-Seok Lee (Author), Mee Young Shin (Author), Emmanuel Bonnet (Author), Therese Kagone (Author), Losseni Kaba (Author), Tansy Edwards (Author), Paul-André Somé (Author), Jae Seung Yang (Author), Neal Alexander (Author), In-Kyu Yoon (Author), Valéry Ridde (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:In Africa, the magnitude of dengue virus (DENV) transmission is largely unknown. In Burkina Faso, several outbreaks have been reported and data are often based on findings from outbreak investigations. METHODS:To better understand dengue epidemiology and clinical characteristics in Burkin...