Autochthonous dengue virus infection in Japan imported into Germany, September 2013

Euro Surveill. 2014 Jan 23;19(3):20681. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.es2014.19.3.20681.

Abstract

In September 2013, dengue virus (DENV) infection was diagnosed in a German traveller returning from Japan. DENV-specific IgM and IgG and DENV NS1 antigen were detected in the patient’s blood, as were DENV serotype 2-specific antibodies. Public health authorities should be aware that autochthonous transmission of this emerging virus may occur in Japan. Our findings also highlight the importance of taking a full travel history, even from travellers not returning from tropical countries, to assess potential infection risks of patients.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Viral / blood
  • Antibodies, Viral / immunology
  • Antigens, Viral / blood*
  • Antigens, Viral / immunology
  • Dengue / diagnosis*
  • Dengue / immunology
  • Dengue / transmission
  • Dengue / virology
  • Dengue Virus / genetics
  • Dengue Virus / immunology
  • Dengue Virus / isolation & purification*
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Female
  • Germany
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin G / blood
  • Immunoglobulin G / immunology
  • Immunoglobulin M / blood
  • Immunoglobulin M / immunology
  • Japan
  • Middle Aged
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Travel*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Antigens, Viral
  • Immunoglobulin G
  • Immunoglobulin M