Arboviruses as imported disease agents: the need for increased awareness.
The arboviruses are an important group of etiologic agents that are transported between geographic regions in infected animals and humans. This group of viruses is briefly reviewed as agents of imported disease and dengue viruses are discussed as an example to illustrate the trend of increasing incidence of imported arboviral diseases.
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Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, 80522, USA.
D000818:Animals; D001102:Arbovirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary; D001103:Arboviruses / Q000145:classification*; D003715:Dengue / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary; D005843:Geography; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007303:Insect Vectors; D014195:Travel; D014714:Vertebrates