Review of: "Misdiagnosis of Dengue Fever as Malaria and Typhoid Fever and Their Co-infection in Rural Areas of Southwest Nigeria"

Potential competing interests: No potential competing interests to declare.Against the backdrop of endemicity and similarity in symptomatology of malaria, typhoid, and dengue, the authors set out to "investigate the frequency of co-occurrence of dengue, malaria, and typhoid fevers in rural communities in Southwest Nigeria, as well as the possible misdiagnosis of dengue fever for malaria and/or typhoid fever".The authors collected samples from patients attending rural health facilities in the Southwest zone of Nigeria and tested the samples for malaria and typhoid.They also subjected the positive samples to a dengue test.The study is relevant with a potential to contribute positively to the body of scientific knowledge and create an evidence-based awareness of a neglected and emerging tropical disease (dengue).