We report the molecular evidence of dengue virus (DENV) and chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection in symptomatic individu- als in Cameroon and Gabon, respectively. Arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) are distributed in the tropical or subtropical regions, with DENV having the highest burden. The morbidity and mortality related to arboviral diseases raise the concern of timely and efficient surveillance and care. Our aim was to assess the circulation of arboviruses [DENV, CHIKV, Zika virus (ZIKV)] among febrile patients in Dschang (West Cameroon) and Kyé-ossi (South Cameroon, border with Gabon and Equatorial Guinea). Dried blood spots were collected from 601 consenting febrile patients, and 194 Plasmodium spp.-negative samples were tested for the molecular detection of cases of DENV, CHIKV and ZIKV infection. Overall, no case of ZIKV infection was found, whereas one case of DENV infection and one case of CHIKV infection were detected in Dschang and Kyé-ossi, respectively, with the CHIKV-infected patient being resident in Gabon. Our findings suggest the need to establish an active surveillance of arbovirus transmission in Cameroon and bordering countries.
Dengue and Chikungunya virus circulation in Cameroon and Gabon: molecular evidence among symptomatic individuals / DJEUNANG DONGHO, GHYSLAINE BRUNA; Venturi, Giulietta; Fortuna, Claudia; Paganotti, GIACOMO MARIA; Severini, Carlo; L'Episcopia, Mariangela; TIOTSIA TSAPI, Armand; Benedetti, Eleonora; Marsili, Giulia; Amendola, Antonello; Rezza, Giovanni; Sanou Sobze, Martin; Russo, Gianluca. - In: ACCESS MICROBIOLOGY. - ISSN 2516-8290. - 4:(2022), pp. 1-5. [10.1099/acmi.0.000340]
Dengue and Chikungunya virus circulation in Cameroon and Gabon: molecular evidence among symptomatic individuals
Ghyslaine Bruna Djeunang Dongho;Giacomo Maria Paganotti;Mariangela L’Episcopia;Armand Tiotsia Tsapi;Gianluca RussoUltimo
2022
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We report the molecular evidence of dengue virus (DENV) and chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection in symptomatic individu- als in Cameroon and Gabon, respectively. Arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) are distributed in the tropical or subtropical regions, with DENV having the highest burden. The morbidity and mortality related to arboviral diseases raise the concern of timely and efficient surveillance and care. Our aim was to assess the circulation of arboviruses [DENV, CHIKV, Zika virus (ZIKV)] among febrile patients in Dschang (West Cameroon) and Kyé-ossi (South Cameroon, border with Gabon and Equatorial Guinea). Dried blood spots were collected from 601 consenting febrile patients, and 194 Plasmodium spp.-negative samples were tested for the molecular detection of cases of DENV, CHIKV and ZIKV infection. Overall, no case of ZIKV infection was found, whereas one case of DENV infection and one case of CHIKV infection were detected in Dschang and Kyé-ossi, respectively, with the CHIKV-infected patient being resident in Gabon. Our findings suggest the need to establish an active surveillance of arbovirus transmission in Cameroon and bordering countries.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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