Volume 17, Number 8—August 2011
Synopsis
Dengue Virus Infection in Africa
Ananda Amarasinghe
, Joel N. Kuritsky, G. William Letson, and Harold S. Margolis
, Joel N. Kuritsky, G. William Letson, and Harold S. MargolisTable
Countries in Africa with evidence of dengue virus transmission*
| Type and country | Year | Serotype |
|---|---|---|
| Locally acquired, n = 7 | ||
| Cape Verde | 2009† | 3 |
| Egypt | 1779, 1887, 1927 | Unknown |
| Eritrea | 2005 | Unknown |
| Mauritius | 2009 | Unknown |
| Réunion | 1977–1978† | 2 |
| Seychelles | 1977–1979† | 2 |
| Sudan |
1984–1986 |
1 and 2 |
| Locally and travel acquired, n = 15 | ||
| Angola | 1986, 1999–2002‡ | Unknown |
| Burkina Faso | 1925 | Unknown |
| 1983–1986 | 2 | |
| 2003–2004,§ 2007‡ | Unknown | |
| Cameroon | 1987–1993,§ 1999–2002,‡ 2000–2003,§ 2006‡ | Unknown |
| Comoros | 1943–1948 | Unknown |
| 1984, 1992–1993† | 1 and 2 | |
| Djibouti | 1991–1992† | 2 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 1982 | 2 |
| 1998 | 1 | |
| 1999–2002‡ | Unknown | |
| 2008 | 3 | |
| Ghana | 1932, 1987–1993§ | Unknown |
| 2002–2005 | 2 | |
| Kenya | 1982 | 2 |
| 1984–1986 | 1 and 2 | |
| Madagascar | 1943–1948 | Unknown |
| 2006 | 1 | |
| Mozambique | 1984–1985† | 3 |
| Nigeria | 1964–1968 | 1 |
| Senegal | 1928 | Unknown |
| 1979 | 1 | |
| 1980–1985 | 2 and 4 | |
| 1990, 1999 | 2 | |
| 2007‡ | Unknown | |
| 2009 | 3 | |
| Somalia | 1982, 1985–1987 | 2 |
| 1992–1993 | 2 and 3 | |
| South Africa | 1927† | 1 |
| Zanzibar |
1823, 1870, 2010‡ |
Unknown |
| Travel/expatriate acquired, n = 12 | ||
| Benin | 1987–1993§ | Unknown |
| DRC | 1999–2001,‡ 2007§ | Unknown |
| Ethiopia | 1999–2002,‡ 2007§ | Unknown |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1999–2002‡ | Unknown |
| Gabon | 1999–2002‡ | Unknown |
| Mali | 2008 | 2 |
| Namibia | 1999–2002,‡ 2006‡ | Unknown |
| Rwanda | 1987–1993§ | Unknown |
| Tanzania | 1987–1993,§ 1999–2002,‡ 2006,‡ 2010‡ | Unknown |
| Togo | 1987–1993,§ 1999–2002‡ | Unknown |
| Uganda | 1999–2002‡ | Unknown |
| Zambia | 1987–1993§ | Unknown |
*DRC, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
†Large local outbreaks.
‡TropNet Europ Network (www.tropnet.net) and ProMED mail (www.promedmail.org).
§Seroprevalence study.
