Identification of dengue type 2 virus in febrile travellers returning from Burkina Faso to France, related to an ongoing outbreak, October to November 2016

Dengue fever is rarely reported in travellers returning from Africa. We report two cases of dengue fever in travellers returning from Burkina Faso to France. One of them presented a severe dengue fever with ALT > 1,000 IU/L and pericarditis. Serotype 2 was identified. The cases reflect a large on...

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Published in:	Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles Vol. 21; no. 50; p. 1
Main Authors:	Eldin, C, Gautret, P, Nougairede, A, Sentis, M, Ninove, L, Saidani, N, Million, M, Brouqui, P, Charrel, R, Parola, P
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Saint-Maurice Centre Europeen pour la Surveillance Epidemiologique du SIDA (European Centre for the Epidemiological Monitoring of AIDS) 15-12-2016
Subjects:	Dengue fever Disease control Epidemics Travel Viruses Burkina Faso France
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Summary:	Dengue fever is rarely reported in travellers returning from Africa. We report two cases of dengue fever in travellers returning from Burkina Faso to France. One of them presented a severe dengue fever with ALT > 1,000 IU/L and pericarditis. Serotype 2 was identified. The cases reflect a large ongoing outbreak with over 1,000 reported cases between August and November in the capital city. Clinicians should consider dengue fever in malaria-negative febrile travellers returning from Africa.
ISSN:	1025-496X 1560-7917