Dengue is a significant mosquito-borne infection in humans, and its worldwide prevalence is rapidly increasing. In 2010, 83 serum samples from febrile travellers returning from dengue-endemic countries to a region in north-eastern Italy, densely infested with Aedes albopictus, were analysed for dengue virus (DENV). DENV RNA was detected in 20.5% of patients. By RT-PCR, DENV serotypes 1 and 3 were the most common. DENV must be identified early in symptomatic travellers returning from high-risk countries, to prevent outbreaks where potential vectors exist
Pierro A., Varani S., Rossini G., Gaibani P., Cavrini F., Finarelli A.C., et al. (2011). Imported cases of dengue virus infection: Emilia-Romagna, Italy, 2010. CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION, 17, 1349-1352 [10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03544.x].
Imported cases of dengue virus infection: Emilia-Romagna, Italy, 2010.
VARANI, STEFANIA;ROSSINI, GIADA;GAIBANI, PAOLO;CAVRINI, FRANCESCA;MACINI, PIERLUIGI;LANDINI, MARIA PAOLA;SAMBRI, VITTORIO
2011
Abstract
Dengue is a significant mosquito-borne infection in humans, and its worldwide prevalence is rapidly increasing. In 2010, 83 serum samples from febrile travellers returning from dengue-endemic countries to a region in north-eastern Italy, densely infested with Aedes albopictus, were analysed for dengue virus (DENV). DENV RNA was detected in 20.5% of patients. By RT-PCR, DENV serotypes 1 and 3 were the most common. DENV must be identified early in symptomatic travellers returning from high-risk countries, to prevent outbreaks where potential vectors existI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
