@article {10.3844/ajidsp.2013.7.10,
article_type = {journal},
title = {Serological Evidence of Recent Dengue Virus Infection Among Febrile Children in a Semi Arid Zone},
author = {Adedayo, Faneye and Nioma, Idika and Olanrewaju, Motayo Babatunde and Adeyinka, Adesanmi and Ebele, Afocha},
volume = {9},
number = {1},
year = {2013},
month = {Feb},
pages = {7-10},
doi = {10.3844/ajidsp.2013.7.10},
url = {https://thescipub.com/abstract/ajidsp.2013.7.10},
abstract = {Presence of Dengue virus has been established in Nigeria; owing to the severity of this disease and its attendant complications we investigated the presence of this virus serologically in febrile Nigerian children under 5 years of age from Ilorin. Blood samples were tested from 130 children under the age of 5 years for the presence of IgM antibodies against all the Dengue virus serotypes using ELISA Kit by IVD research, Inc® California USA. A prevalence rate of 40(30.8%) was recorded, with male children having a higher rate of 30(44.1%) while female children recorded 10(16.1%). Age range distribution was highest in group 3>5 years with 10(62.5%) and lowest in age group },
journal = {American Journal of Infectious Diseases},
publisher = {Science Publications}
}