Publications by authors named "Fatime Tall"
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- A significant outbreak of enterovirus D68 infection was detected in pediatric patients in Dakar, Senegal, in December 2023.
- The outbreak was linked to subclade B3, which is the leading strain found in global outbreaks of this virus.
- The findings highlight the need for improved surveillance in hospitals, particularly for patients with neurological illnesses.
In 2022, many regions around the world experienced a severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) epidemic with an earlier-than-usual start and increased numbers of paediatric patients in emergency departments. Here we carried out this study to describe the epidemiology and genetic characteristics of RSV infection in patients hospitalized with severe acute respiratory infections in 2022. Samples were tested for RSV by multiplex real time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction.
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