Table 3.
Results of ELISA and PRNTs for a standard panel of African arboviruses on 47 patients presenting with suspected acute febrile viral diseases to N'Zérékoré Regional Hospital (NZRH) and Faranah Regional Hospital (FRH)
| Virus | Hospital | Total* (% of total) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NZRH (% tested)* | FRH (% tested)* | ||
| Flaviviruses | |||
| Yellow fever | |||
| Confirmed† | 0 (0) | 1 (4) | 1 (2) |
| Presumptive† | 0 (0) | 1 (4) | 1 (2) |
| West Nile | |||
| Confirmed | 1 (4) | 1 (4) | 2 (4) |
| Presumptive | 8 (33) | 1 (4) | 9 (19) |
| Dengue | |||
| Confirmed | 0 (0) | 1 (4) | 1 (2) |
| Presumptive | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Alphaviruses | |||
| Chikungunya | |||
| Confirmed | 1 (4) | 3 (13) | 4 (9) |
| Presumptive | 1 (4) | 3 (13) | 4 (9) |
| Bunyaviruses | |||
| Tahyna | |||
| Confirmed | 1 (4) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) |
| Presumptive | 2 (8) | 2 (9) | 4 (9) |
| Multiple infections | |||
| Tahyna confirmed/chikungunya presumptive | 0 (0) | 1 (4) | 1 (2) |
| West Nile confirmed/chikungunya presumptive | 1 (4) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) |
| Chikungunya confirmed/presumptive non-Tahyna bunyavirus | 1 (4) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) |
| Negative | 8 (33) | 9 (39) | 17 (36) |
| Total | 24 | 23 | 47 |
*
Percentages may not add up to 100% because of rounding.
†
See Methods and Materials for definition of confirmed and presumptive cases.