Table A1.

Literature search strategy for studies included in the systematic review and meta-analysis. Search date: October to December, 2020.

Key Search Terms:
(Dengue) [Title] AND (Africa = list of countries) [Title]
(Dengue) [Title] AND (Africa = list of countries) [Title] AND “Outbreak” [Key words]
(Dengue) [Title] AND (Africa = list of countries) [Title] AND “Prevalence” [Key words]
(Dengue) [Title] AND (Africa = list of countries) [Title] AND “Co-morbidies” OR “Co-infections” [Key words]
(Dengue) [Title] AND (Africa = list of countries) [Title] AND “Risk factors” [Key words]

(African countries = “Algeria OR Angola OR Benin OR Botswana OR Burkina Faso OR Burundi OR Cameroon OR Cape Verde OR Central African Republic OR Chad OR Comoros OR Congo (Brazzaville) OR Congo (Democratic Republic) OR Côte d’Ivoire OR Djibouti OR Egypt OR Equatorial Guinea OR Eritrea OR Ethiopia OR Gabon OR Gambia OR Ghana OR Guinea OR Guinea-Bissau OR Kenya OR Lesotho OR Liberia OR Libya OR Madagascar OR Malawi OR Mali OR Mauritania OR Mauritius OR Morocco OR Mozambique OR Namibia OR Niger OR Nigeria OR Reunion OR Rwanda OR Sao Tome and Principe OR Senegal OR Seychelles OR Sierra Leone OR Somalia OR South Africa OR Sudan OR South Sudan OR Swaziland OR Tanzania OR Togo OR Tunisia OR Uganda OR Western Sahara OR Zambia OR Zimbabwe OR Africa OR East Africa OR West Africa OR Southern Africa OR Central Africa OR North Africa”). Publication year limit: 1960–2020 (inclusive).