The hidden passenger of lucky bamboo: do imported Aedes albopictus mosquitoes cause dengue virus transmission in the Netherlands?
Since 2005, Aedes albopictus mosquitoes have been detected in companies in the Netherlands that import ornamental plants from China. To assess the risks of dengue transmission, a study was carried out in 48 persons who are professionally exposed to these mosquitoes. No evidence for non-travel-related flavivirus infections was found.
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National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Centre for Infectious Disease Control, Bilthoven, The Netherlands. agnetha.hofhuis@rivm.nl
Reimerink
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Reusken
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Scholte
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Boer
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Takken
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Koopmans
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000330:Aedes / Q000821:virology*; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D003715:Dengue / Q000097:blood / Q000635:transmission*; D003716:Dengue Virus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D005416:Flavivirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000821:virology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009426:Netherlands; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects; D031787:Sasa / Q000469:parasitology*; D055815:Young Adult