Volume 10, Number 6—June 2004
Research
Yellow Fever Outbreak, Imatong, Southern Sudan
Table
History, location and results obtained from patients during yellow fever outbreak, Imatong, southern Sudan, May 2003
Case no | Village | Sex | Age (y) | Days after onset | Flavivirus IgM | RT-PCRa | Virus isolation mice/cells | Blood smear MPSb |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
001c |
Lofi |
Male |
48 |
8 |
– |
+ |
+/+ |
nd |
002d |
Locomo |
Male |
60 |
4 |
– |
– |
nde/– |
– |
003d |
Tarafafa |
Female |
unknown |
1 |
– |
+ |
+/+ |
+ |
004d |
Itohom |
Female |
12 |
Unknown |
+ |
– |
nd/– |
+ |
005d |
Tarafafa |
Female |
16 |
6 |
+ |
– |
nd/– |
+ |
006d |
Locomo |
Female |
7 |
1 |
– |
+ |
+/+ |
nd |
007d |
unknown |
Male |
unknown |
Unknown |
+ |
– |
nd/– |
+ |
008d |
Lofi |
Female |
40 |
1 |
– |
+ |
+/+ |
– |
009c |
Imatong |
Female |
35 |
Unknown |
– |
– |
nd/– |
nd |
010d |
Locomo |
Female |
15 |
Unknown |
+ |
– |
nd/– |
+ |
011d |
Locomo |
Male |
45 |
Unknown |
+ |
– |
nd/– |
+ |
012d |
Lofulang |
Male |
25 |
7 |
+ |
– |
nd/– |
nd |
013d |
Locomo |
Female |
8 |
1 |
– |
+ |
+/+ |
nd |
014d |
Locomo |
Male |
60 |
Unknown |
+ |
– |
nd/– |
– |
015d |
Ogolok |
Male |
42 |
Unknown |
– |
– |
nd/– |
– |
016d |
Locomo |
Male |
55 |
7 |
+ |
– |
nd/– |
– |
017d |
Tarafafa |
Female |
9 |
3 |
– |
– |
nd/– |
– |
018d |
Lotodo |
Female |
3 |
Unknown |
– |
– |
nd/– |
– |
0195 |
Imatong |
Male |
14 |
Unknown |
– |
– |
nd/– |
nd |
0205 |
Imatong |
Female |
30 |
20 |
– |
– |
nd/– |
+ |
0216 |
Lofi |
Female |
10 |
Unknown |
+ |
– |
nd/– |
– |
022f |
Locomo |
Male |
25 |
Unknown |
+ |
– |
nd/– |
nd |
023f |
Tarafafa |
Male |
60 |
Unknown |
+ |
– |
nd/– |
nd |
024d |
unknown |
Male |
23 |
Unknown |
– |
– |
nd/– |
– |
025f |
Locomo |
Female |
40 |
Unknown |
+ |
– |
nd/– |
nd |
026d |
Lofong |
Female |
16 |
Unknown |
– |
– |
nd/– |
– |
027d |
Locomo |
Female |
4 |
Unknown |
+ |
– |
nd/– |
nd |
028f | Itede | Female | 23 | 21 | – | – | nd/– | nd |
aSpecimens were tested using primers reactive with genus Flavivirus and with a second set of primers specific to yellow fever virus. Nucleotide sequences were also determined.
bMalaria parasite smear.
cFatal case.
dNo outcome for cases due to inaccessibility.
eNot done.
fRecovered.