Dengue Virus Type 2 in Travelers Returning to Japan from Sri Lanka, 2017

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Tsuboi, Motoyuki ; Kutsuna, Satoshi ; Maeki, Takahiro ; Taniguchi, Satoshi ; Tajima, Shigeru ; Kato, Fumihiro ; Lim, Chang-Kweng ; Saijo, Masayuki ; Takaya, Saho ; Katanami, Yuichi ; Kato, Yasuyuki ; Ohmagari, Norio
• Description:
  In June 2017, dengue virus type 2 infection was diagnosed in 2 travelers returned to Japan from Sri Lanka, where the country's largest dengue fever outbreak is ongoing. Travelers, especially those previously affected by dengue fever, should take measures to avoid mosquito bites.
• Subjects:
  Adult Dengue Dengue Virus Female Genome, Viral Humans Japan Male Middle Aged Travel-Related Illness
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 23(11):1931-1933.
• Pubmed ID:
  28840821
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5652411
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Japan ; Sri Lanka
• Location:
  Asia
• Volume:
  23
• Issue:
  11
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:7f39d96a6c366ab8c3d4bdb31986eb94db7bd73ed60f13f2ffd989792c3c4acc
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/49601/cdc_49601_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 584.27 KB ]