Increase in imported dengue, Germany, 2001-2002

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 ref...

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Published in:Emerging infectious diseases 2004-05, Vol.10 (5), p.903-906
Main Authors: Frank, Christina, Schöneberg, Irene, Krause, Gérard, Claus, Hermann, Ammon, Andrea, Stark, Klaus
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Asia, Southeastern
Brazil
Causes of
Child
Child, Preschool
Dengue
Dengue - epidemiology
Dengue fever
Disease Notification
Dispatch
Epidemiology
Female
Germany - epidemiology
Humans
Incidence
Male
Middle Aged
Population Surveillance
Surveillance
Thailand
Travel
Travel medicine
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid1005.030495