Acute febrile illness surveillance using TaqMan Array Cards in two urban health facilities, Monrovia, Liberia, December 2018–March 2020
This is the first laboratory evidence of dengue and rickettsial disease in humans in Liberia. Liberia's incipient AFI platform was successful exploring causes of fever in emerging infections and detected circulating pathogens beyond malaria. AFI surveillance data can assist in the prioritization of public health diagnostic and clinical capabilities to prevent, detect, and respond to emerging infectious disease threats in Liberia.
Authors
- Maame Amo-Addae (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9119-3976)
- Victoria Katawera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5907-5523)
- Lekilay Tehmeh
- Fahn Taweh
- Gulu Gwesa
- Davis Ashaba
- Darwin J. Operario (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3815-9311)
- Elijah Paa Edu-Quansah
- John B. Dogba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3338-2653)
- Thomas Nagbe
- Terrence Lo
- Jie Liu
- Dore Diabe
- Daniel W. Martin
- Mosoka Fallah
- Paul Whesseh
- Barry Fields
- Desmond Williams
- Amanda Balish
Institutions
- Qingdao University (CN)
- University of Liberia (LR)
- Qingdao Mental Health Center (CN)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (UG)
- Center for Global Health (US)
- National Public Health Institute of Liberia (LR)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KE)
- University of Virginia (US)
- University of Edinburgh (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS neglected tropical diseases
- Published
- 2026-02-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013961
- Primary Topic
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00