Dengue and chikungunya among outpatients with acute undifferentiated fever in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo: A cross-sectional study.

• Main Authors: Sam Proesmans (Author), Freddy Katshongo (Author), John Milambu (Author), Blaise Fungula (Author), Hypolite Muhindo Mavoko (Author), Steve Ahuka-Mundeke (Author), Raquel Inocêncio da Luz (Author), Marjan Van Esbroeck (Author), Kevin K Ariën (Author), Lieselotte Cnops (Author), Birgit De Smet (Author), Pascal Lutumba (Author), Jean-Pierre Van Geertruyden (Author), Veerle Vanlerberghe (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:Pathogens causing acute fever, with the exception of malaria, remain largely unidentified in sub-Saharan Africa, given the local unavailability of diagnostic tests and the broad differential diagnosis. METHODOLOGY:We conducted a cross-sectional study including outpatient acute undifferent...