title: The hidden passenger of lucky bamboo: do imported Aedes albopictus mosquitoes cause dengue virus transmission in the Netherlands?
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Centre for Infectious Disease Control, Bilthoven, The Netherlands. agnetha.hofhuis@rivm.nl
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hofhuis
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Reimerink
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Reusken
authors.forename: E-J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Scholte
authors.forename: A de
authors.initials: Ad
authors.lastname: Boer
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Takken
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koopmans
mesh_terms: 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