Department of Vector Biology and Control, Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, India
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Co-circulation of Flavivirus and Malaria Antibodies in Nigeria
Author(s): Martin King*
A growing threat to public health are raboviruses and malaria, which affect not only the general population but also immune compromised
individuals and pregnant women. Due to the co-circulation and transmission of ZIKV, malaria and FLAVI fever, individuals in vulnerable groups
are more likely to experience severe complications. These mosquito-borne infections pose a diagnostic challenge for physicians in regions where
they co-circulate because their clinical presentations overlap with those of other diseases in sub-Saharan countries like Nigeria. Maternal health
and foetal outcomes can be devastatingly affected by vertical transmission, including an increased risk of foetal loss and premature birth. There is
a lack of information regarding the prevalence of arboviruses, particularly ZIKV and other flaviviruses, in Nigeria despite the worldwide recognition
of th.. Read More»
DOI:
10.37421/2470-6965.2023.12.201
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