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Review
. 2000 Jul;31(1):144-7.
doi: 10.1086/313889. Epub 2000 Jul 26.

Dengue fever in international travelers

T Jelinek  1
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Dengue fever in international travelers

T Jelinek. Clin Infect Dis. 2000 Jul.

Abstract

Dengue virus infection is becoming increasingly recognized as one of the world's major emerging infectious diseases. Although only a few systematic studies have been conducted to assess the incidence and clinical course of dengue fever in travelers, it is now possible to estimate risk factors for travelers to areas of endemicity. Dengue virus and its vector, Aedes mosquitoes, benefit from human habitation and travel-related aspects of human behavior. Thus, travelers serve an important double role as potential victims of the disease and as vehicles for further spread of dengue.

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