Serological and spatial analysis of alphavirus and flavivirus prevalence and risk factors in a rural community in western Kenya.

• Main Authors: Elysse N Grossi-Soyster (Author), Elizabeth A J Cook (Author), William A de Glanville (Author), Lian F Thomas (Author), Amy R Krystosik (Author), Justin Lee (Author), C Njeri Wamae (Author), Samuel Kariuki (Author), Eric M Fèvre (Author), A Desiree LaBeaud (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Alphaviruses, such as chikungunya virus, and flaviviruses, such as dengue virus, are (re)-emerging arboviruses that are endemic in tropical environments. In Africa, arbovirus infections are often undiagnosed and unreported, with febrile illnesses often assumed to be malaria. This cross-sectional stu...