title: Imported dengue fever in Tuscany, Italy, in the period 2006 to 2012.
abstract: This report focuses on epidemiological and clinical features of dengue fever (DF) in Tuscany (Italy) between 2006 and 2012. Sixty-one DF cases were diagnosed, 32 of which were in the period of Aedes albopictus activity. Some clinical (arthralgia/myalgia, nausea/vomiting, and skin rash), laboratory (leukopenia and thrombocytopenia), and epidemiological characteristics (travel in a continent other than Africa) significantly distinguished DF cases from other febrile illnesses. Our data stress the importance of increasing awareness on dengue in Italy among clinicians in order to reach an early diagnosis in returning travelers and to implement appropriate clinical and public health interventions.
authors.affiliation: Clinica Malattie Infettive, Università di Firenze, Firenze, Italy.
authors.forename: Filippo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lagi
authors.forename: Lorenzo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zammarchi
authors.forename: Marianne
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Strohmeyer
authors.forename: Filippo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bartalesi
authors.forename: Antonia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mantella
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Meli
authors.forename: Pierluigi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Blanc
authors.forename: Danilo
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tacconi
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Farese
authors.forename: Giacomo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zanelli
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pippi
authors.forename: Donatella
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Aquilini
authors.forename: Aniello
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tonziello
authors.forename: Cesira
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nencioni
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Benvenuti
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moneta
authors.forename: Franca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Furnari
authors.forename: Maria G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Ciufolini
authors.forename: Loredana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nicoletti
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bartoloni
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D003140:Communicable Disease Control; D009033:Culicidae; D003715:Dengue / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004199:Disease Vectors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014195:Travel; D014329:Tropical Climate