Travel-related Dengue Virus Infection, the Netherlands, 2006-2007

To assess the incidence of and risk factors for clinical and subclinical dengue virus (DENV) infection, we prospectively studied 1,207 adult short-term travelers from the Netherlands to dengue-endemic areas. Participants donated blood samples for serologic testing before and after travel. Blood samples were tested for antibodies against DENV. Seroconversion occurred in 14 (1.2%) travelers at risk. The incidence rate was 14.6 per 1,000 person-months. The incidence rate was significantly higher for travel during the rainy months. Dengue-like illness occurred in 5 of the 14 travelers who seroconv... Mehr ...

Verfasser: G.G.G. Baaten
G.J.B. Sonder
H.L. Zaaijer
T. van Gool
J.A.P.C.M. Kint
A. van den Hoek
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2011
Reihe/Periodikum: Emerging Infectious Diseases (10806040) vol.17 (2011) nr.5 p.821-828
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27603804
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Link(s) : http://hdl.handle.net/11245/1.362228

To assess the incidence of and risk factors for clinical and subclinical dengue virus (DENV) infection, we prospectively studied 1,207 adult short-term travelers from the Netherlands to dengue-endemic areas. Participants donated blood samples for serologic testing before and after travel. Blood samples were tested for antibodies against DENV. Seroconversion occurred in 14 (1.2%) travelers at risk. The incidence rate was 14.6 per 1,000 person-months. The incidence rate was significantly higher for travel during the rainy months. Dengue-like illness occurred in 5 of the 14 travelers who seroconverted. Seroconversion was significantly related to fever, retroorbital pain, myalgia, arthralgia, and skin rash. The risk for DENV infection for short-term travelers to dengueendemic areas is substantial. The incidence rate for this study is comparable with that in 2 other serology-based prospective studies conducted in the 1990s