Measles Without Rash During Acute Febrile Illness Surveillance in Tanzania, 2023–2024
Measles was found to be the leading cause of fever during a year of acute febrile illness surveillance in rural Tanzania. Measles can present without notable rash in these settings and has poor outcomes. Increasing laboratory test availability and clinician suspicion for measles is a priority.
Authors
- Eric R. Houpt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1085-1354)
- Saning’o Lukumay
- Lea Becker
- Domitila Augustino
- MJ Temu
- Restituta Mosha
- Godfrey Guga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6444-5311)
- Queen Saidi Naumanga
- Jie Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2658-5249)
- Susan F. Payne
- Esto Mduma
- Joshua Mungi
- Kelvin Msoka
Institutions
- Qingdao University (CN)
- Haydom Lutheran Hospital (TZ)
- University of Virginia (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-10-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaf582
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.79