Silent circulation of arboviruses in Cameroon
Abstract
Objectives: To investigate the silent circulation and transmission of arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) in the Fako Division of Cameroon.
Design: This survey was conducted based on clinical observations and laboratory diagnosis; field collections of mosquitoes.
Setting: This study was conducted in the Fako Division of South West Cameroon.
Subjects: One hundred and two sera were obtained from febrile patients (with negative laboratory findings for malaria and typhoid fever) at clinics in the Fako Division, and diurnal anthropophilic mosquitoes (4,764) collected.