Dengue and Chikungunya fever among viral diseases in outpatient febrile children in Kilosa district hospital, Tanzania.

Viral etiologies of fever, including dengue, Chikungunya, influenza, rota and adeno viruses, cause major disease burden in tropical and subtropical countries. The lack of diagnostic facilities in developing countries leads to failure to estimate the true burden of such illnesses, and generally the d...

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Main Authors: Beatrice Chipwaza, Joseph P Mugasa, Majige Selemani, Mbaraka Amuri, Fausta Mosha, Steve D Ngatunga, Paul S Gwakisa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-11-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4239002?pdf=render