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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1705.101125
Personal Author:
Baaten, Gijs G.G. ; Sonder, Gerard J.B. ; Zaaijer, Hans L. ; van Gool, Tom ; Kint, Joan A.P.C.M. ; ... More +
Baaten, Gijs G.G. ; Sonder, Gerard J.B. ; Zaaijer, Hans L. ; van Gool, Tom ; Kint, Joan A.P.C.M. ; van den Hoek, Anneke Less -
Description:
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, retro-orbital pain, myalgia, arthralgia, and skin rash. The risk for DENV infection for short-term travelers to dengue-endemic areas is substantial. The incidence rate for this study is comparable with that in 2 other serology-based prospective studies conducted in the 1990s.
Subject:
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Adult
Antibodies, Viral
Dengue
Dengue Virus
Epidemiology
Female
Humans
Incidence
Male
Middle Aged
Netherlands
Prevalence
Prospective Studies
Prospective Study
Research
Risk Factors
Serologic Tests
The Netherlands
Travel
Travelers
Vector-borne Infections
Viruses
Research
Risk Factors

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 17(5):821-828.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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