Urban epidemic of dengue virus serotype 3 infection, Senegal, 2009

Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Mar;20(3):456-9. doi: 10.3201/eid2003.121885.

Abstract

An urban epidemic of dengue in Senegal during 2009 affected 196 persons and included 5 cases of dengue hemorrhagic fever and 1 fatal case of dengue shock syndrome. Dengue virus serotype 3 was identified from all patients, and Aedes aegypti mosquitoes were identified as the primary vector of the virus.

Keywords: DENV-3 genotype 3; Senegal; dengue; dengue fever; dengue virus; epidemic; outbreak; viruses.

Publication types

  • Historical Article
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Dengue / epidemiology*
  • Dengue / history
  • Dengue Virus / classification*
  • Dengue Virus / genetics
  • Female
  • History, 21st Century
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Phylogeny
  • Senegal / epidemiology
  • Serotyping
  • Severe Dengue / epidemiology
  • Severe Dengue / history
  • Urban Population*
  • Young Adult