2011-11-15Zeitschriftenartikel
Fatal dengue hemorrhagic fever imported into Germany
Schmidt-Chanasit, Jonas; Tenner-Racz, K.; Poppert, D.; Emmerich, Petra; Frank, Christina; Dinges, C.; Penning, R.; Nerlich, A.; Racz, Paul; Günther, Stephan
Dengue virus (DENV) is an arthropod-borne virus (family Flaviviridae) causing dengue fever or dengue hemorrhagic fever. Here, we report the first fatal DENV infection imported into Germany. A female traveler was hospitalized ...