Correlation and epidemiologic distribution of emerging coinfections of Plasmodium falciparum and dengue virus among febrile children in malaria-endemic zones in western Kenya
This study finding is suggestive of an active spread of dengue virus infections, leading to coinfections in this geographical region where malaria is endemic. The high temperatures, precipitation, and humidity experienced around Lake Victoria is favoring mosquito vector multiplication, hence the sustained mosquito transmitted disease burden. It is also important to educate clinicians on the differential diagnoses for appropriate case management because the disease patterns vary meaningfully between the two study sites.
Authors
- Simon Karanja (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9989-7011)
- Jack Ogony (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6217-0860)
- George Ayodo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5565-2415)
- Fredros O. Okumu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2731-5654)
- Judith Mangeni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7333-9329)
- Diana Menya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3708-1871)
- Charles Lwanga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4454-1795)
- Fredrick Oluoch
- Ivy Akinyi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9994-7551)
- Ben Oyugi
- Arthy Yongo
Institutions
- Moi University (KE)
- Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (KE)
- Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology (KE)
- Ministry of Health (KE)
- Empowerment Program (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- IJID Regions
- Published
- 2025-08-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijregi.2025.100737
- Primary Topic
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00