| Imported Dengue in French University Hospitals: a 6-year survey. | |
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PMID: 14531982 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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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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Authors:
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Sékéné Badiaga; Karine Barrau; Philippe Brouqui; Jacques Durant; Denis Malvy; François Janbon; Eric Bonnet; Annick Bosseray; Albert Sotto; Dominique Peyramont; Serge Dydymski; Celine Cazorla; Hervé Tolou; Jean Paul Durant; Jean Delmont; |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of travel medicine Volume: 10 ISSN: 1195-1982 ISO Abbreviation: J Travel Med Publication Date: 2003 Sep-Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2003-10-08 Completed Date: 2004-02-19 Revised Date: 2009-07-07 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9434456 Medline TA: J Travel Med Country: Canada |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 286-9 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Hôpital Nord, Marseille, and Infectio-Sud formation et recherche, 18 avenue des Baumettes, Nice, France. |
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Adolescent Adult Aged Dengue / epidemiology*, etiology*, prevention & control Female France / epidemiology Hospitals, University / statistics & numerical data Humans Male Medical Records Middle Aged Retrospective Studies Travel* |
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