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Travelers have the potential both to acquire and to spread dengue virus infection. The incidence of dengue fever (DF) among European travelers certainly is underestimated, because few centers use standardized diagnostic procedures for febrile patients. In addition, DF is currently not reported in most European public health systems. Surveillance has commenced within the framework of a European Network on Imported Infectious Disease Surveillance (TropNetEurop) to gain information on the quantity and severity of cases of dengue imported into Europe. Descriptions of 294 patients with DF were analyzed for epidemiological information and clinical features. By far the most infections were imported from Asia, which suggests a high risk of DF for travelers to that region. Dengue hemorrhagic fever occurred in 7 patients (2.4%) all of whom recovered. Data reported by member sites of the TropNetEurop can contribute to understanding the epidemiology and clinical characteristics of imported DF.
Author(s): Jelinek T, Muberger NM, Harms G, Corachan M, Grobusch MP, Knobloch J, Bronner U, Laferl H, Kapaun A, Bisoffi Z, Clerinx J, Puente S, Fry G, Schulze M, Hellgren U, Gjorup I, Chalupa P, Hatz C, Matteelli A, Schmid M, Nielsen LN, da Cunha S, Atouguia J, Myrvang B, Fleischer K, European Network Surveillance Imp
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Clinical Infectious Diseases
Year: 2002
Volume: 35
Issue: 9
Pages: 1047-1052
ISSN (print): 1058-4838
ISSN (electronic): 1537-6591
Publisher: Oxford University Press
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/342906
DOI: 10.1086/342906
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