Two Cases of Dengue Fever Imported from Egypt to Russia, 2017

Emerg Infect Dis. 2018 Apr 17;24(4):813-814. doi: 10.3201/eid2404.172131. Online ahead of print.

Abstract

In 2017, two cases of dengue fever were imported from Hurghada, Egypt, where dengue fever was not considered endemic, to Moscow. These cases show how emergence of dengue fever in popular resort regions on the coast of the Red Sea can spread infection to countries where it is not endemic.

Keywords: Egypt; Russia; dengue; dengue virus; emergence; fever; viruses.