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The 2024 Mpox surveillance in Senegal uncovers a large circulation of Chickenpox

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By Fatou Kiné Top, Aboubacry Gaye, Yoro Sall, Diogop Camara, Mamadou S. Ba, Al Ousseynou Seye, Ndiendé Koba Ndiaye, Boubacar Diallo, Samba Sagne, Maimouna Mbanne, Moussa Moïse Diagne, Oumar Faye, Gamou Fall, Bocar Sow, Boly Diop, Ndongo Dia, Ousmane Faye, Abdourahmane Sow, Martin Faye, Gérard Landry Boussiengui, Ndèye Codou Sall
| Nature Verified
Abstract During preparedness activities in Senegal to the 2024 Mpox Public Health Emergency of International Concern, a study was conducted to assess the prevalence of Varicella-Zoster virus among patients suspected of having Mpox. Samples, including skin swabs, serum, and nasopharyngeal swabs, were collected from 103 patients who presented with Mpox-like symptoms. Molecular testing via qPCR revealed that 30.1% of patients tested positive for herpesviruses, whereas no Mpox cases were detected.
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Vaccines | Free Full-Text | Molecular Evolution of Dengue Virus 3 in Senegal between 2009 and 2022: Dispersal Patterns and Implications for Prevention and Therapeutic Countermeasures

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By Idrissa Dieng, Mamadou Aliou Barry, Diamilatou Balde, Diogop Camara
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1. Introduction Dengue fever (DF) is caused by dengue virus (DENV), a mosquito-borne virus belonging to the genus Flavivirus in the family of Flaviviridae [1]. DENV is a single-stranded, positive-sense RNA virus coding for seven non-structural proteins and three structural proteins [2]. DENV exists in four genetically and antigenically distinct forms named serotypes DENV−1, DENV−2, DENV−3, and DENV−4 [3].
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