Volume 21, Number 8—August 2015
Synopsis
Underrecognition of Dengue during 2013 Epidemic in Luanda, Angola
Tyler M. Sharp
, Rosa Moreira, Maria José Soares, Lúis Miguel da Costa, Jennifer Mann, Mark J. Delorey, Elizabeth Hunsperger, Jorge L. Muñoz-Jordán, Candimar Colón, Harold S. Margolis, Adelaide de Caravalho, and Kay M. Tomashek
, Rosa Moreira, Maria José Soares, Lúis Miguel da Costa, Jennifer Mann, Mark J. Delorey, Elizabeth Hunsperger, Jorge L. Muñoz-Jordán, Candimar Colón, Harold S. Margolis, Adelaide de Caravalho, and Kay M. Tomashek
Table 1
Demographic characteristics and medical history among participants in household cluster investigations of DENV infection, Luanda, Angola, 2013*
| Characteristic | Random clusters, n = 26 | Case clusters, n = 21 |
|---|---|---|
| Households per cluster, median (range) | 3 (1–7) | 4 (1–12) |
| Participants per household, median (range) | 3 (1–13) | 4 (1–12) |
| All participants | 247 | 173 |
| Male, no. (%) | 98 (42) | 78 (45) |
| Age, y, median (range) | 22 (0–94) | 25 (0–79) |
| Participants with evidence of recent DENV infection | 25 (10) | 16 (9) |
| Male, no. (%) | 11 (48) | 8 (50) |
| Age, y, median (range) | 23 (7–65) | 22 (4–42) |
| Fever within past 30 d, no. (%) | 10 (43) | 3 (23) |
| Fever in household member within past 30 d, no. (%) | 9 (47) | 10 (67) |
*DENV, dengue virus. N = 420; 35 participants with equivocal anti-DENV IgM ELISA results were excluded from analysis.
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