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Dengue virus infections among European travellers, 2015 to 2019
dc.contributor.authorGossner, Céline M.
dc.contributor.authorFournet, Nelly
dc.contributor.authorFrank, Christina
dc.contributor.authorFernández-Martínez, Beatriz
dc.contributor.authorManso, Martina Del
dc.contributor.authorDias, Joana Gomes
dc.contributor.authorde Valk, Henriette
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-21T09:29:41Z
dc.date.available2022-03-21T09:29:41Z
dc.date.issued2022-01-13none
dc.identifier.other10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2022.27.2.2001937
dc.identifier.urihttp://edoc.rki.de/176904/9527
dc.description.abstractBackground: Dengue is a disease with major impacts on public health in tropical and subtropical countries. In Europe, in the past decade, few autochthonous outbreaks were described. Aim: We aimed to identify factors associated with frequency of dengue virus infection among European travellers and at assessing how surveillance data could support preparedness against autochthonous outbreaks within Europe. Methods: We performed a descriptive analysis of travel-related dengue cases reported by European countries from 2015 through 2019. Using flight passenger data, we calculated travellers’ infection rates (TIR). We investigated the following associations: (i) between TIR and incidence rate in selected countries of infection and (ii) between number of travel-related cases and occurrence of autochthonous outbreaks within Europe. Results: There were 11,478 travel-related dengue cases and the TIR was 2.8 cases per 100,000 travellers. Most cases were infected in Asia (71%), predominantly in south-eastern Asia. The TIR was highest among travellers returning from Asia (6.1/100,000). There was an association between the incidence rate in the country of infection and the TIR but no association between the number of travel-related cases and occurrence of autochthonous outbreaks in Europe. Conclusions: The likelihood of infection in travellers is a function of the ongoing epidemiological situation in the country of exposure. The number of travel-related cases alone is not sufficient to estimate the likelihood of autochthonous outbreaks where vectors are present in Europe. Additional contributing factors such as adequate vectorial capacity and suitable environmental conditions are required.eng
dc.language.isoengnone
dc.publisherRobert Koch-Institut
dc.rights(CC BY 3.0 DE) Namensnennung 3.0 Deutschlandger
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/de/
dc.subject.ddc610 Medizin und Gesundheitnone
dc.titleDengue virus infections among European travellers, 2015 to 2019none
dc.typearticle
dc.identifier.urnurn:nbn:de:0257-176904/9527-8
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionnone
local.edoc.container-titleEurosurveillancenone
local.edoc.container-issn1025-496Xnone
local.edoc.type-nameZeitschriftenartikel
local.edoc.container-typeperiodical
local.edoc.container-type-nameZeitschrift
local.edoc.container-urlhttps://www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2022.27.2.2001937#html_fulltextnone
local.edoc.container-publisher-nameEuropean Centre for Disease Prevention and Controlnone
local.edoc.container-volume27none
local.edoc.container-issue2none
local.edoc.container-year2022none
dc.description.versionPeer Reviewednone

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