A Case of Dengue Fever Imported from Burkina Faso to Japan in October 2016

Japanese journal of infectious diseases

Takahiro Maeki¹  Shigeru Tajima¹  Takehiro Hashimoto²  Satoshi Kutsuna²  Saho Takaya²  Kayoko Hayakawa²  Yuichi Katanami²  Yasuyuki Kato²  Kei Yamamoto²  Nozomi Takeshita²  Norio Ohmagari²  Shuzo Kanagawa² 

[1] Department of Virology 1, National Institute of Infectious Diseases;National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Disease Control and Prevention Center

关键词: dengue fever;    outbreak;    Burkina Faso;   

DOI  :  10.7883/yoken.JJID.2017.181

学科分类：传染病学

来源: National Institute of Infectious Diseases

【 摘 要 】

Dengue fever remains underreported in Africa due to a lack of awareness among healthcare providers, the presence of other febrile illnesses, and insufficient laboratory testing. We present a case of dengue fever imported from Burkina Faso to Japan, where an outbreak of dengue was reported on October 18, 2016. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that the isolate from our patient belonged to a distinct cluster of sylvatic dengue viruses, suggesting that dengue viruses have been maintained in mosquitoes and human cycles in Burkina Faso for more than 30 years.

【 授权许可】

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