title: Identification of dengue type 2 virus in febrile travellers returning from Burkina Faso to France, related to an ongoing outbreak, October to November 2016.
abstract: Dengue fever is rarely reported in travellers returning from Africa. We report two cases of dengue fever in travellers returning from Burkina Faso to France. One of them presented a severe dengue fever with ALT > 1,000 IU/L and pericarditis. Serotype 2 was identified. The cases reflect a large ongoing outbreak with over 1,000 reported cases between August and November in the capital city. Clinicians should consider dengue fever in malaria-negative febrile travellers returning from Africa.
authors.affiliation: URMITE, Aix Marseille Université (UM63, CNRS 7278, IRD 198, INSERM 1095, IHU - Méditerranée Infection), Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Carole
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Eldin
authors.affiliation: URMITE, Aix Marseille Université (UM63, CNRS 7278, IRD 198, INSERM 1095, IHU - Méditerranée Infection), Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gautret
authors.affiliation: UMR 'Emergence des Pathologies Virales' (EPV: Aix-Marseille Univ - IRD 190 - Inserm 1207 - EHESP), Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Antoine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nougairede
authors.affiliation: URMITE, Aix Marseille Université (UM63, CNRS 7278, IRD 198, INSERM 1095, IHU - Méditerranée Infection), Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Mélanie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sentis
authors.affiliation: UMR 'Emergence des Pathologies Virales' (EPV: Aix-Marseille Univ - IRD 190 - Inserm 1207 - EHESP), Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Laetitia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ninove
authors.affiliation: URMITE, Aix Marseille Université (UM63, CNRS 7278, IRD 198, INSERM 1095, IHU - Méditerranée Infection), Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Nadia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Saidani
authors.affiliation: URMITE, Aix Marseille Université (UM63, CNRS 7278, IRD 198, INSERM 1095, IHU - Méditerranée Infection), Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Matthieu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Million
authors.affiliation: URMITE, Aix Marseille Université (UM63, CNRS 7278, IRD 198, INSERM 1095, IHU - Méditerranée Infection), Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brouqui
authors.affiliation: UMR 'Emergence des Pathologies Virales' (EPV: Aix-Marseille Univ - IRD 190 - Inserm 1207 - EHESP), Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Remi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Charrel
authors.affiliation: URMITE, Aix Marseille Université (UM63, CNRS 7278, IRD 198, INSERM 1095, IHU - Méditerranée Infection), Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Parola
mesh_terms: D002050:Burkina Faso; D003715:Dengue / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003716:Dengue Virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000821:virology*; D014195:Travel
keywords: Africa; Burkina Faso; Dengue fever; outbreak; traveller