Autochthonous dengue virus infection in Japan imported into Germany, September 2013.
In September 2013, dengue virus (DENV) infection was diagnosed in a German traveller returning from Japan. DENV-specific IgM and IgG and DENV NS1 antigen were detected in the patient’s blood, as were DENV serotype 2-specific antibodies. Public health authorities should be aware that autochthonous transmission of this emerging virus may occur in Japan. Our findings also highlight the importance of taking a full travel history, even from travellers not returning from tropical countries, to assess potential infection risks of patients.
Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, WHO Collaborating Centre for Arbovirus and Haemorrhagic Fever Reference and Research, Hamburg, Germany.
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Schmidt-Chanasit
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Emmerich
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Tappe
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Gunther
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Schmidt
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Wolff
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Hentschel
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Sagebiel
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Schoneberg
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Stark
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Frank
D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000097:blood* / Q000276:immunology; D003715:Dengue / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology; D003716:Dengue Virus / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology; D007564:Japan; D008875:Middle Aged; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014195:Travel
D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D000956:Antigens, Viral; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M