IgG Against Dengue Virus in Healthy Blood Donors, Zanzibar, Tanzania

Vairo, Francesco; Nicastri, Emanuele; Masauni Yussuf, Salma; Cannas, Angela; Meschi, Silvia; Mahmoud, Mwanakheir; H. Mohamed, Azza; Mohamed Maiko, Paul; De Nardo, Pasquale; Bevilacqua, Nazario; Castilletti, Concetta; Di, Antonino; Racalbuto, Vincenzo; Ippolito, Giuseppe

doi:10.3201/eid2003.130150

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IgG Against Dengue Virus in Healthy Blood Donors, Zanzibar, Tanzania

Published in Emerging infectious diseases • Jan 21, 2014

Authors:

Francesco Vairo

Emanuele Nicastri

Salma Masauni Yussuf

Abstract

We conducted a seroprevalence survey among 500 healthy adult donors at Zanzibar National Blood Transfusion Services. Dengue virus IgG seroprevalence was 50.6% and independently associated with age and urban residence. These data will aid in building a surveillance, preparedness, and response plan fo...

Subject

Tanzania

Dengue fever

Dengue virus

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