title: Transition in the cause of fever from malaria to dengue, Northwestern Ecuador, 1990-2011.
abstract: In tropical areas, the predominant cause of fever has historically been malaria. However by 2011, among febrile patients in northwestern Ecuador, dengue was identified in 42% and malaria in none. This finding suggests a transition in the cause of fever from malaria to other illnesses, such as dengue.
authors.forename: Sara G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Cifuentes
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Trostle
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Trueba
authors.forename: Meghan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Milbrath
authors.forename: Manuel E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Baldeón
authors.forename: Josefina
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Coloma
authors.forename: Joseph N S
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Eisenberg
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D003715:Dengue / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004484:Ecuador / Q000453:epidemiology; D062665:Epidemiological Monitoring; D005334:Fever / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008288:Malaria / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: ELISA; Ecuador; dengue fever; dengue virus; etiology; febrile; malaria; reemergence; reverse transcription PCR; surveillance; vector-borne infections; viruses
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