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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2206.152000
Personal Author:
Thomas, Dana L. ; Santiago, Gilberto A. ; Abeyta, Roman ; Hinojosa, Steven ; Torres-Velasquez, Brenda ; ... More +
Thomas, Dana L. ; Santiago, Gilberto A. ; Abeyta, Roman ; Hinojosa, Steven ; Torres-Velasquez, Brenda ; Adam, Jessica K. ; Evert, Nicole ; Caraballo, Elba ; Hunsperger, Elizabeth ; Muñoz-Jordán, Jorge L. ; Smith, Brian ; Banicki, Alison ; Tomashek, Kay M. ; Gaul, Linda ; Sharp, Tyler M. Less -
Description:
During a dengue epidemic in northern Mexico, enhanced surveillance identified 53 laboratory-positive cases in southern Texas; 26 (49%) patients acquired the infection locally, and 29 (55%) were hospitalized. Of 83 patient specimens that were initially IgM negative according to ELISA performed at a commercial laboratory, 14 (17%) were dengue virus positive by real-time reverse transcription PCR performed at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dengue virus types 1 and 3 were identified, and molecular phylogenetic analysis demonstrated close identity with viruses that had recently circulated in Mexico and Central America. Of 51 household members of 22 dengue case-patients who participated in household investigations, 6 (12%) had been recently infected with a dengue virus and reported no recent travel, suggesting intrahousehold transmission. One household member reported having a recent illness consistent with dengue. This outbreak reinforces emergence of dengue in southern Texas, particularly when incidence is high in northern Mexico.
Subject:
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Communicable Diseases, Emerging/epidemiology
Communicable Diseases, Emerging/history
Communicable Diseases, Emerging/transmission
Communicable Diseases, Emerging/virology
Dengue/epidemiology
Dengue/history
Dengue/virology
Dengue Virus
Family Characteristics
Female
Genes, Viral
History, 21st Century
Humans
Male
Phylogeny
Risk Factors
Synopsis
Travel

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 22(6):1002-1007.
Pubmed ID:
27191223
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC4880107
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
Mexico ; Texas
Mexico ; Texas Less -
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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