Dengue fever and chikungunya virus infections: identification in travelers in Uganda - 2017.

ABSTRACT: Arboviruses are (re-) emerging viruses that cause significant morbidity globally. Clinical manifestations usually consist of a non-specific febrile illness that may be accompanied by rash, arthralgia and arthritis and/or with neurological or hemorrhagic syndromes. The broad range of differential diagnoses of other infectious and non-infectious etiologies presents a challenge for clinicians. While knowledge of the geographic distribution of pathogens and the current epidemiological situation, incubation periods, exposure risk factors and vaccination history can help guide the diagnostic approach, the non-specific and variable clinical presentation can delay final diagnosis. This case report summarizes the laboratory-based findings of three travel-related cases of arbovirus infections in Uga

SUBMITTER: Kayiwa JT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6884810 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature