Prevalence of Lassa Virus Disease (LVD) in Nigerian children with fever or fever and convulsions in an endemic area.
| Autor: | Odigie C Akhuemokhan, Rosemary O Ewah-Odiase, Nosa Akpede, Jacqueline Ehimuan, Donatus I Adomeh, Ikpomwonsa Odia, Sylvia C Olomu, Meike Pahlmann, Beate Becker-Ziaja, Christian T Happi, Danny A Asogun, Sylvanus A Okogbenin, Peter O Okokhere, Osagie S Dawodu, Irekpono U Omoike, Pardis C Sabeti, Stephan Günther, George O Akpede |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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| Zdroj: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 11, Iss 7, p e0005711 (2017) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1935-2727 1935-2735 |
| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005711 |
| Popis: | Convulsions with fever in children are a common neurologic emergency in the tropics, and determining the contribution of endemic viral infections can be challenging. In particular, there is a dearth of data on the prevalence and clinical differentiation of Lassa virus disease (LVD) in febrile children in endemic areas of Nigeria, which has multiple lineages of the virus. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and presentation of LVD in febrile children with and without convulsions.This was a prospective study of consecutive febrile children aged ≥1 month- 15 years admitted to the Children's Emergency Room of Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital over a period of 1 year. Febrile children with convulsions (Cases) were compared with those without convulsions (Controls). LVD was defined by the presence of a positive Lassa virus RT-PCR test. Rates were compared between groups using χ2 or Fisher's exact tests and p |
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