Imported Dengue in French University Hospitals: a 6-year survey.
J Travel Med
; 10(5): 286-9, 2003.
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| ID: mdl-14531982
ABSTRACT
Dengue fever (DF) is a mosquito-transmitted acute disease caused by any of four dengue flavivirus serotypes (DEN-1, DEN-2, DEN-3, and DEN-4) which is becoming a major public health problem in intertropical areas.1 DF is increasingly observed in febrile travelers returning from tropical areas,2 especially those returning from the Caribbean islands and Southeast Asia, but it is rarely diagnosed in travelers returning from Africa.3-8 Diagnosis is often serologic, and in most cases is not confirmed; virus isolation remains exceptional. In a retrospective study of 44 cases of imported DF diagnosed in France, we found that the epidemiologic, clinical and diagnostic characteristics of these cases were similar to those reported in other previous published studies; diagnosis was carried out with serology, and no virus isolation was reported. To draw the attention of physicians from nonendemic areas to the possible occurrence of dengue infection in febrile travelers from all tropical countries, including those in Africa, and to reinforce recommendations required to establish diagnosis with certainty, we report herein a prospective study from 1998-1999 which we compiled with our previously published data.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Viagem
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Dengue
Tipo de estudo:
Guideline
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Travel Med
Assunto da revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
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SAUDE PUBLICA
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
França