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Transition in the Cause of Fever from Malaria to Dengue, Northwestern Ecuador, 1990–2011
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MalariaDisease OutbreakArbovirusVector-borne PathogenVector Borne DiseaseInfectious Disease EcologyDisease RecurrenceFebrile PatientsPublic HealthTropical AreasParasitologyPathogen PrevalenceNorthwestern EcuadorVector-parasite RelationshipVirologyDisease EmergenceEpidemiologyFlavivirusEmerging Infectious DiseasesGlobal HealthPathogenesisInternational HealthMedicine
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.
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