Travel-related Dengue Virus Infection, the Netherlands, 2006-2007

Gijs G. G. Baaten; Gerard J. B. Sonder; Hans L. Zaaijer; Tom van Gool; Joan A. P. C. M. Kint; Anneke van den Hoek

doi:10.3201/eid1705.101125

Travel-related Dengue Virus Infection, the Netherlands, 2006-2007

Gijs G. G. Baaten
, Gerard J. B. Sonder
, Hans L. Zaaijer
, Tom van Gool
, Joan A. P. C. M. Kint
, Anneke van den Hoek

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To assess the incidence of and risk factors for clinical and subclinical dengue virus (DENV) infection, we prospectively studied 1,207 adult short-term travelers from the Netherlands to dengue-endemic areas. Participants donated blood samples for serologic testing before and after travel. Blood samples were tested for antibodies against DENV. Seroconversion occurred in 14 (1.2%) travelers at risk. The incidence rate was 14.6 per 1,000 person-months. The incidence rate was significantly higher for travel during the rainy months. Dengue-like illness occurred in 5 of the 14 travelers who seroconverted. Seroconversion was significantly related to fever, retroorbital pain, myalgia, arthralgia, and skin rash. The risk for DENV infection for short-term travelers to dengueendemic areas is substantial. The incidence rate for this study is comparable with that in 2 other serology-based prospective studies conducted in the 1990s

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	821-828
Journal	Emerging infectious diseases
Volume	17
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1705.101125
Publication status	Published - 2011

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