Serological evidence of exposure to Rift Valley, Dengue and Chikungunya Viruses among agropastoral communities in Manyara and Morogoro regions in Tanzania: A community survey.

Autor: Budodo RM; Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute, Moshi, Tanzania., Horumpende PG; Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute, Moshi, Tanzania.; Department of Public Health and Research, Lugalo Military College of Medical Sciences (MCMS) and General Military Hospital (GMH), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania., Mkumbaye SI; Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute, Moshi, Tanzania.; Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College, Moshi, Tanzania., Mmbaga BT; Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute, Moshi, Tanzania.; Directorate of Research and Consultancies, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College, Moshi, Tanzania., Mwakapuja RS; Tanzania Veterinary Laboratory Agency (TVLA), Kibaha, Tanzania., Chilongola JO; Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute, Moshi, Tanzania.; Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College, Moshi, Tanzania.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: PLoS neglected tropical diseases [PLoS Negl Trop Dis] 2020 Jul 20; Vol. 14 (7), pp. e0008061. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jul 20 (Print Publication: 2020).
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008061
Abstrakt: Tanzania has recently experienced outbreaks of dengue in two coastal regions of Dar es Salaam and Tanga. Chikungunya and Rift Valley Fever outbreaks have also been recorded in the past decade. Little is known on the burden of the arboviral disease causing viruses (Dengue, Rift Valley and Chikungunya) endemically in the inter-epidemic periods. We aimed at determining the prevalence of the dengue, rift valley and chikungunya among humans in two geo ecologically distinct sites. The community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in Magugu in Manyara region and Wami-Dakawa in Morogoro region in Tanzania. Venous blood was collected from participants of all age groups, serum prepared from samples and subjected to ELISA tests for RVFV IgG/IgM, DENV IgG/IgM, and CHIKV IgM/IgG. Samples that were positive for IgM ELISA tests were subjected to a quantitative RT PCR for each virus. A structured questionnaire was used to collect socio-demographic information. Data analysis was performed by using SPSSv22. A total of 191 individuals from both sites participated in the study. Only one individual was CHIKV seropositive in Magugu, but none was seropositive or positive for either RVFV or DENV. Of the 122 individuals from Wami-Dakawa site, 16.39% (n = 20) had recent exposure to RVFV while 9.83% (n = 12) were seropositive for CHIKV. All samples were negative by RVFV and CHIKV qPCR. Neither infection nor exposure to DENV was observed in participants from both sites. Being more than 5 in a household, having no formal education and having recently travelled to an urban area were risk factors associated with RVFV and CHIKV seropositivity. We report a considerable exposure to RVFV and CHIKV among Wami-Dakawa residents during the dry season and an absence of exposure of the viruses among humans in Magugu site. In both sites, neither DENV exposure nor infection was detected.
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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