title: Imported cases of dengue virus infection: Emilia-Romagna, Italy, 2010.
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 exist.
authors: Unit of Clinical Microbiology, Regional Reference Centre for Microbiological Emergencies (CRREM), St Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Pierro
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Varani
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Rossini
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Gaibani
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Cavrini
authors: A C
authors: AC
authors: Finarelli
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Macini
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Cagarelli
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Mattivi
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Angelini
authors: M P
authors: MP
authors: Landini
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authors: V
authors: Sambri
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D003715:Dengue / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology; D003716:Dengue Virus / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012367:RNA, Viral; D060888:Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014195:Travel; D014709:Vero Cells; D017361:Viral Nonstructural Proteins / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D012367:RNA, Viral; D017361:Viral Nonstructural Proteins