Volume 17, Number 8—August 2011
Synopsis
Dengue Virus Infection in Africa
Table
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.