Dengue expansion in Africa-not recognized or not happening?

Thomas Jaenisch (1) , Thomas Junghanss (1) , Bridget Wills (2) , Oliver J. Brady (3) , Isabella Eckerle (4) , Andrew Farlow (3) , Simon Hay (3) , Philip J. Mccall (5) , Jane Messina (3) , Victor Ofula (6) , Amadou Alpha Sall (7) , Anavaj Sakuntabhai (8) , Raman Velayudhan (9) , G.R. William Wint (3) , Hervé Zeller (10) , Harold Margolis (11) , Osman Sankoh (12) , Dengue In Africa Study Group

1 Heidelberg University Hospital [Heidelberg]
2 OUCRU - Oxford University Clinical Research Unit [Ho Chi Minh City]
3 University of Oxford
4 UKB - Universitätsklinikum Bonn
5 LSTM - Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
6 U.S. Army - United States Army
7 Institut Pasteur de Dakar
8 Génétique fonctionnelle des Maladies infectieuses - Functional Genetics of Infectious Diseases
9 WHO - World Health Organisation
10 ECDC - European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
11 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [San Juan]
12 INDEPTH Network - International Network for the Demographic Evaluation of Populations and Their Health

An expert conference on Dengue in Africa was held in Accra, Ghana, in February 2013 to consider key questions regarding the possible expansion of dengue in Africa. Four key action points were highlighted to advance our understanding of the epidemiology of dengue in Africa. First, dengue diagnostic tools must be made more widely available in the healthcare setting in Africa. Second, representative data need to be collected across Africa to uncover the true burden of dengue. Third, established networks should collaborate to produce these types of data. Fourth, policy needs to be informed so the necessary steps can be taken to provide dengue vector control and health services.

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]; Santé publique et épidémiologie

Thomas Jaenisch, Thomas Junghanss, Bridget Wills, Oliver J. Brady, Isabella Eckerle, et al.. Dengue expansion in Africa-not recognized or not happening?. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2014, 20 (10), Online Report. ⟨10.3201/eid2010.140487⟩. ⟨pasteur-02082144⟩