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”