Severe Dengue Virus Infection in Travelers: Risk Factors and Laboratory Indicators

Wichmann, Ole; Gascón, Joaquim; Schunk, Mirjam; Puente, Sabino; Siikamäki, Heli; Gjø, Ida; López‐Vélez, Rogelio; Clerinx, Joannes; Peyerl‐Hoffmann, Gabriele; Sundøy, Anders; Genton, Blaise; Kern, Peter; Calleri, Guido; Górgolas, Miguel; Mühlberger, Nikolai; Jelı́nek, Tomáš

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“…It is estimated that 50-100 million people are infected world-wide each year and that approximately 500,000 are hospitalised for treatment [2]. Dengue virus infection is one of the most common causes of fever in travellers to countries in the Caribbean, Central America and Southeast Asia [3].…”

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Increased number of dengue cases in Swedish travellers to Thailand

2009

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Between 2004 and 2008, around 30-60 cases of dengue fever in travellers were reported annually in Sweden. Over 75% of cases in 2005-2008 were infected when travelling to Southeast Asia, most if them in Thailand, one of the Swedes’ most popular holiday destinations. Since 2007, we have observed a 55% increase in the number of dengue fever cases reported per month, with 17 cases reported in January 2009 alone.

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Increased number of dengue cases in Swedish travellers to Thailand

2009

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“…nearly half the world population is in risk of suffering this infection for living in tropical and subtropical areas, as well as over 400 million european and northamerican travelers that, each year, cross the borders and return to their countries from asia, africa and Latin-america (Wichmann et al, 2007;Pinazo et al, 2008). the global prevalence of dengue has increased dramatically along recent years.…”

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El dengue es hoy la más importante arbovirosis, por su gran carga de enfermedad e implicaciones sociales. El mosquito Aedes aegypti, su principal transmisor convive con el hombre en su hábitat domestico y peridoméstico. El cuadro clínico es de fiebre, cefalea, dolor retroocular, dolores corporales, exantema y mucho decaimiento. El enfermo puede empeorar súbitamente y presentar choque por dengue, con grandes hemorragias digestivas y elevada mortalidad. No existe droga antiviral, pero la muerte puede evitarse mediante la infusión intravenosa precoz de soluciones cristaloides. Algunos candidatos vacunales están actualmente en ensayo clínico. La prevención depende del control del vector, mediante educación sanitaria y reordenamiento ambiental.

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“…albopictus (Skuse, 1894) [1]. The last outbreak of dengue in Europe occurred in 1928, in Greece [2] but imported cases of dengue fever in travellers returning from endemic countries are often reported [2][3][4][5][6]. Additionally, sporadic autochthonous cases were recorded recently in areas of France and Croatia where Ae.…”

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Ongoing outbreak of dengue type 1 in the Autonomous Region of Madeira, Portugal: preliminary report

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Following the identification of two autochthonous cases of dengue type 1 on 3 October 2012, an outbreak of dengue fever has been reported in Madeira, Portugal. As of 25 November, 1,891 cases have been detected on the island where the vector Aedes aegypti had been established in some areas since 2005. This event represents the first epidemic of dengue fever in Europe since 1928 and concerted control measures have been initiated by local health authorities.

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Severe Dengue Virus Infection in Travelers: Risk Factors and Laboratory Indicators

Abstract: In travelers, severe dengue virus infections are not uncommon but may be missed if the WHO classification is strictly applied. High liver enzyme levels and low platelet counts could serve as indicators of disease severity.

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Increased number of dengue cases in Swedish travellers to Thailand

Increased number of dengue cases in Swedish travellers to Thailand

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Ongoing outbreak of dengue type 1 in the Autonomous Region of Madeira, Portugal: preliminary report

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