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Article: Increase in imported dengue, Germany, 2001-2002.(Dispatches)
- Article from:
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Article date:
- May 1, 2004
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Dengue fever is a reportable disease in Germany. Surveillance data from 2001 and 2002 were analyzed and compared to travel patterns. Imported dengue fever increased strongly in this time. Most infections were acquired in Southeast Asia, specifically Thailand. The 2002 epidemic in Brazil was also reflected in these data.
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Dengue fever is endemic in many tropical regions worldwide (1,2). The disease is caused by any of four serotypes of dengue virus, a flavivirus. The World Health Organization estimates that 50 million infections and 22,000 dengue-related deaths occur annually, in many countries, the incidence of dengue fever in 2002 increased ...
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