title: Autochthonous case of dengue in France, October 2013.
abstract: In October 2013, autochthonous dengue fever was diagnosed in a laboratory technician in Bouches-du-Rhone, southern France, a department colonised by Aedes albopictus since 2010. After ruling out occupational contamination, we identified the likely chain of local vector-borne transmission from which the autochthonous case arose. Though limited, this second occurrence of autochthonous dengue transmission in France highlights that efforts should be continued to rapidly detect dengue virus introduction and prevent its further dissemination in France.
authors.affiliation: Regional office of the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (Cire Sud), Marseille, France.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Marchand
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Prat
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jeannin
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lafont
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bergmann
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Flusin
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rizzi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Roux
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Busso
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Deniau
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Noel
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vaillant
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Leparc-Goffart
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Six
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Paty
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D003715:Dengue / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000635:transmission; D003716:Dengue Virus / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012703:Serotyping
chemical_list: D000956:Antigens, Viral; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M