Co-infection with dengue, zika, chikungunya in a six-year-old patient in Bamako, Mali

Authors

  • Yacouba Cissoko Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Science, Technics and Technology, Bamako Mali, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technology of Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4819-3118
  • Essenam AA Akakpo Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Science, Technics and Technology, Bamako Mali, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technology of Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7249-6239
  • Amadou Koné University Clinical Research Center (UCRC), University of Sciences, Techniques and Technology of Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali
  • Yama Doumbia Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Point-G Teaching Hospital, Bamako, Mali https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8602-2062
  • Sékou I Doucouré Teriya Private Clinic, Bamako, Mali
  • Mariam Soumaré Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Point-G Teaching Hospital, Bamako, Mali
  • Bassirou Diarra Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Science, Technics and Technology, Bamako Mali, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technology of Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1795-9379
  • Issa Konaté Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Science, Technics and Technology, Bamako Mali, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technology of Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2086-0019
  • Seydou Doumbia Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Science, Technics and Technology, Bamako Mali, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technology of Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1637-5600
  • Sounkalo Dao Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Science, Technics and Technology, Bamako Mali, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technology of Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.16449

Keywords:

case report, dengue, zika, chikungunya, coinfection

Abstract

Introduction: The burden of arboviral infections remains underestimated in sub-Saharan Africa due to the similarity of symptoms with malaria and other tropical febrile illnesses. Simultaneous infection with three arboviruses sharing the same vector is rarely reported.

Case presentation: We report here the case of a six-year-old girl diagnosed by multiplex real time-polymerase chain reaction for infection involving dengue, zika and chikungunya viruses with no severe symptoms and good clinical improvement with symptomatic treatment in Bamako, Mali.

Conclusions: Co-circulation of different arboviruses is possible in urban context where Aedes mosquito vectors are emerging. Further studies are needed to explore the epidemiology and the clinical features of these coinfections.

Author Biographies

Yacouba Cissoko, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Science, Technics and Technology, Bamako Mali, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technology of Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali

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Essenam AA Akakpo, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Science, Technics and Technology, Bamako Mali, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technology of Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali

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Amadou Koné, University Clinical Research Center (UCRC), University of Sciences, Techniques and Technology of Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali

3

Yama Doumbia, Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Point-G Teaching Hospital, Bamako, Mali

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Sékou I Doucouré, Teriya Private Clinic, Bamako, Mali

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Mariam Soumaré, Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Point-G Teaching Hospital, Bamako, Mali

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Bassirou Diarra, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Science, Technics and Technology, Bamako Mali, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technology of Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali

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Issa Konaté, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Science, Technics and Technology, Bamako Mali, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technology of Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali

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Seydou Doumbia, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Science, Technics and Technology, Bamako Mali, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technology of Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali

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Sounkalo Dao, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Science, Technics and Technology, Bamako Mali, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technology of Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali

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Published

2026-04-30

How to Cite

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Cissoko Y, Akakpo EA, Koné A, Doumbia Y, Doucouré SI, Soumaré M, Diarra B, Konaté I, Doumbia S, Dao S (2026) Co-infection with dengue, zika, chikungunya in a six-year-old patient in Bamako, Mali. J Infect Dev Ctries 20:472–476. doi: 10.3855/jidc.16449

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 04: April 2026

Section

Emerging Problems in Infectious Diseases

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