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^1,2Idé Amadou, H., 3Mahamadou Yacouba, M., ^2,4Dodo, B., ⁵Boua Togola, O., ^2,4Aboubacar, S., 6Ousmane, A., ^2,4Garba, M., and ²Mainassara, S.

¹Medical and Health Research Center (CERMES), BP: 10887, Niamey, Niger

²Amirou Boubacar Diallo National Hospital (HNABD), BP: 10146, Niamey, Niger

³Direction of Surveillance and Response to Epidemics (DSRE), BP: 623, Niamey, Niger

⁴Faculty of Health Sciences, Abdou Moumouni University of Niamey, BP: 10146, Niamey, Niger 5General Direction of Health and Public Hygiene, BP: 233, Bamako, Mali 6Faculty of Health Sciences, Dan Dicko Dan Koulodo University of Maradi, Niger *Correspondence to: ide.habibatou@yahoo.fr; Tel: 00 227 91 12 50 30/ 98 34 36 68

Abstract:
Background: In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic affected all age groups. Although COVID-19 is generally benign in children, a diagnostic problem may arise due to clinical similarities with certain pathologies such as malaria, dengue fever and influenza. The objective of this study is to describe the epidemiological profile of COVID 19 in children seen at consultation and to determine the prevalence of influenza, malaria and dengue fever as differential diagnoses. Continue reading “COVID-19 in children aged 0-15 years seen at Amirou Boubacar Diallo National Hospital in Niamey, Niger, 2020-2021”

^†Pavani, S., ^†Srinath, M., Sultana, W., Rani, V. S., ^*Mehreen, S. F., and Ravi, V.

Viral Research and Diagnostic Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Osmania Medical College, Koti, Hyderabad-500095, Telangana, India

*Correspondence to: drfakihamehreen@gmail.com; +91 8500499786

^†Authors have equal contribution to the study

Abstract:

Background: The clinical presentation and outcome of COVID-19 are likely to be complicated by co-infection with other endemic viruses such as Dengue. This study aimed to investigate the occurrence of co-infections of SARS-CoV-2 and Dengue viruses in paediatric patients from Osmania General Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading “COVID-19 and Dengue co-infection in paediatric patients: An endemic in a pandemic”