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: Baaten, G.G.G.
Sonder, G.J.B.
Zaaijer, H.L.
van Gool, T.
Kint, J.A.P.C.M.
van den Hoek, A.
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2011
Reihe/Periodikum: Baaten , G G G , Sonder , G J B , Zaaijer , H L , van Gool , T , Kint , J A P C M & van den Hoek , A 2011 , ' Travel-related Dengue Virus Infection, the Netherlands, 2006-2007 ' , Emerging Infectious Diseases , vol. 17 , no. 5 , pp. 821-828 . https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1705.101125
Sprache: Englisch
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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