Autochthonous dengue virus infection in Japan imported into Germany, September 2013.

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In September 2013, dengue virus (DENV) infection was diagnosed in a German traveller returning from Japan. DENV-specific IgM and IgG and DENV NS1 antigen were detected in the patient’s blood, as were DENV serotype 2-specific antibodies. Public health authorities should be aware that autochthonous transmission of this emerging virus may occur in Japan. Our findings also highlight the importance of taking a full travel history, even from travellers not returning from tropical countries, to assess potential infection risks of patients.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Euro Surveill.

Title: Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin

ISSN (Electronic): 1560-7917

ISSN (Print): 1025-496X

Publication date (Electronic): Jan 23 2014

Volume: 19

Issue: 3

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[1 ] Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, WHO Collaborating Centre for Arbovirus and Haemorrhagic Fever Reference and Research, Hamburg, Germany.

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DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es2014.19.3.20681

PubMed ID: 24480059

SO-VID: fe6dc847-586a-4fcb-bf25-dc43a408d87a

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