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SUBMITTER: Dariano DF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5637587 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Dariano Donald F DF Taitt Chris R CR Jacobsen Kathryn H KH Bangura Umaru U Bockarie Alfred S AS Bockarie Moses J MJ Lahai Joseph J Lamin Joseph M JM Leski Tomasz A TA Yasuda Chadwick C Stenger David A DA Ansumana Rashid R
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 20171001 4
Malaria remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in West Africa, but the contribution of other vector-borne infections (VBIs) to the burden of disease has been understudied. We used rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for three VBIs to test blood samples from 1,795 febrile residents of Bo City, Sierra Leone, over a 1-year period in 2012-2013. In total, 24% of the tests were positive for malaria, fewer than 5% were positive for markers of dengue virus infection, and 39% were positive for ...[more]