@article{10.11648/j.sjph.20231104.12,
  author = {Chalachew Sisay and Alemayehu Tadesse and Fantahun Workie and Ajanaw Yizengaw and Abdu Ali and Jamal Yusuf and Ebise Abose and Daniel Tsega and Solomon Kinde and Henok Tadesse},
  title = {Description of Serotype 3 Dengue Fever Virus: Clinical, Surveillance and Geographical Expansion in the Northeastern Ethiopia, 2023},
  journal = {Science Journal of Public Health},
  volume = {11},
  number = {4},
  pages = {123-131},
  doi = {10.11648/j.sjph.20231104.12},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.11648/j.sjph.20231104.12},
  eprint = {https://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/pdf/10.11648.j.sjph.20231104.12},
  abstract = {Dengue fever (DF) is emerging a mosquito-borne viral infection that commonly found in tropic and subtropic regions. It is caused by dengue virus, which is transmitted to human through the bites of infected with female Aedes mosquito during in the day time. Symptoms of DF includes high grade fever, headache, joint and muscle Paine, rash, and milled bleeding. dengue virus contains 4 different serotypes (DENV-1, DENV-2, DENV-3, and DENV-4). On April 4, 2023, a dengue fever (DF) outbreak in the Afar region was detected. From April 4 through June 26, 2023, there were over 6,133 cases reported, along with 4 facility Death were recorded. One hundred twenty tow cases (1.99%) were treated and managed in the inpatient department (IPD) and 64 cases had lab confirmation using RT-PCR from 154 suspected cases from the seven districts with the positivity rate was 41.6%. After 22 days had passed since dengue fever was confirmed in the area, a national response was deployed. Data from a line list compiled by the Afar Public Health and Research Institute from private and public health facilities between April 4 and June 26, 2323, was analyzed. Therefore, the objective of this analysis is to outline and emphasize the effect of DF in Afar, Ethiopia. The total attack rate was 11.91 / 1000 population, while the case fatality rate was 0.6 / 1000 population. By 33.13/1000 population, Semera-logiya town had the most impact compared to the other districts and towns. In this study, men were 54.4% more affected than women. Ages 15 to 24 in both sexes were more affected than older age groups by 33.1%, followed by older age groups 25 to 34 by 29.1%. Fever, which was present in 98.4% of cases, was followed by joint pain (91.5%) while bleeding from orifices was (1.6%).},
 year = {2023}
}

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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Description of Serotype 3 Dengue Fever Virus: Clinical, Surveillance and Geographical Expansion in the Northeastern Ethiopia, 2023
AU  - Chalachew Sisay
AU  - Alemayehu Tadesse
AU  - Fantahun Workie
AU  - Ajanaw Yizengaw
AU  - Abdu Ali
AU  - Jamal Yusuf
AU  - Ebise Abose
AU  - Daniel Tsega
AU  - Solomon Kinde
AU  - Henok Tadesse
Y1  - 2023/08/17
PY  - 2023
N1  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.sjph.20231104.12
DO  - 10.11648/j.sjph.20231104.12
T2  - Science Journal of Public Health
JF  - Science Journal of Public Health
JO  - Science Journal of Public Health
SP  - 123
EP  - 131
PB  - Science Publishing Group
SN  - 2328-7950
UR  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.sjph.20231104.12
AB  - Dengue fever (DF) is emerging a mosquito-borne viral infection that commonly found in tropic and subtropic regions. It is caused by dengue virus, which is transmitted to human through the bites of infected with female Aedes mosquito during in the day time. Symptoms of DF includes high grade fever, headache, joint and muscle Paine, rash, and milled bleeding. dengue virus contains 4 different serotypes (DENV-1, DENV-2, DENV-3, and DENV-4). On April 4, 2023, a dengue fever (DF) outbreak in the Afar region was detected. From April 4 through June 26, 2023, there were over 6,133 cases reported, along with 4 facility Death were recorded. One hundred twenty tow cases (1.99%) were treated and managed in the inpatient department (IPD) and 64 cases had lab confirmation using RT-PCR from 154 suspected cases from the seven districts with the positivity rate was 41.6%. After 22 days had passed since dengue fever was confirmed in the area, a national response was deployed. Data from a line list compiled by the Afar Public Health and Research Institute from private and public health facilities between April 4 and June 26, 2323, was analyzed. Therefore, the objective of this analysis is to outline and emphasize the effect of DF in Afar, Ethiopia. The total attack rate was 11.91 / 1000 population, while the case fatality rate was 0.6 / 1000 population. By 33.13/1000 population, Semera-logiya town had the most impact compared to the other districts and towns. In this study, men were 54.4% more affected than women. Ages 15 to 24 in both sexes were more affected than older age groups by 33.1%, followed by older age groups 25 to 34 by 29.1%. Fever, which was present in 98.4% of cases, was followed by joint pain (91.5%) while bleeding from orifices was (1.6%).
VL  - 11
IS  - 4
ER  - 

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