Retrospective search for dengue vector mosquito Aedes albopictus in areas visited by a German traveler who contracted dengue in Japan

Highlights • We evaluated the risk of autochthonous DENV transmission in Japan. • We performed a retrospective search of the areas visited by the traveler patient. • We determined the population density of dengue vector mosquito, Aedes albopictus. • The temperatures of the visited areas are suitable...

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Published in:International journal of infectious diseases 2014-09, Vol.26 (C), p.135-137
Main Authors: Kobayashi, Mutsuo, Komagata, Osamu, Yonejima, Mayuko, Maekawa, Yoshihide, Hirabayashi, Kimio, Hayashi, Toshihiko, Nihei, Naoko, Yoshida, Masahiro, Tsuda, Yoshio, Sawabe, Kyoko
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aedes
Aedes albopictus
Animals
Autochthonous infection
Dengue
Dengue - epidemiology
Female
German traveler
Germany - epidemiology
Humans
Infectious Disease
Insect Vectors
Japan
Population Density
Pulmonary/Respiratory
Retrospective Studies
Temperature
Travel
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Summary:Highlights • We evaluated the risk of autochthonous DENV transmission in Japan. • We performed a retrospective search of the areas visited by the traveler patient. • We determined the population density of dengue vector mosquito, Aedes albopictus. • The temperatures of the visited areas are suitable for the inhabitation of the mosquito. • The population density of Ae. albopictus has been shown to be high in the urban areas.
ISSN:1201-9712
1878-3511
DOI:10.1016/j.ijid.2014.06.005