title: Ongoing outbreak of dengue type 1 in the Autonomous Region of Madeira, Portugal: preliminary report.
abstract: Following the identification of two autochthonous cases of dengue type 1 on 3 October 2012, an outbreak of dengue fever has been reported in Madeira, Portugal. As of 25 November, 1,891 cases have been detected on the island where the vector Aedes aegypti had been established in some areas since 2005. This event represents the first epidemic of dengue fever in Europe since 1928 and concerted control measures have been initiated by local health authorities.
authors.affiliation: Unidade de Ensino e Investigacao de Parasitologia Medica, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal. casousa@ihmt.unl.pt
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Sousa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Clairouin
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Seixas
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Viveiros
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Novo
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Escoval
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Economopoulou
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000330:Aedes / Q000821:virology; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003715:Dengue / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D003716:Dengue Virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018563:Disease Notification; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011174:Portugal / Q000453:epidemiology; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance; D017421:Sequence Analysis; D014195:Travel; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M