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. 2019 Jul;24(29):1900407.
doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2019.24.29.1900407.

Dengue virus serotype 2 (DENV-2) outbreak, French Polynesia, 2019

Maite Aubry  1 , Mihiau Mapotoeke  2 , Anita Teissier  1 , Tuterarii Paoaafaite  1 , Elsa Dumas-Chastang  1 , Marine Giard  2 , Van-Mai Cao-Lormeau  1
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Dengue virus serotype 2 (DENV-2) outbreak, French Polynesia, 2019

Maite Aubry et al. Euro Surveill. 2019 Jul.

Abstract

In 1996-97, the last dengue virus serotype 2 (DENV-2) outbreak occurred in French Polynesia. In February 2019, DENV-2 infection was detected in a traveller from New Caledonia. In March, autochthonous DENV-2 infection was diagnosed in two residents. A DENV-2 outbreak was declared on 10 April with 106 cases as at 24 June. Most of the population is not immune to DENV-2; a large epidemic could occur with risk of imported cases in mainland France.

Keywords: Dengue virus; French Polynesia; Pacific; outbreak; serotype 2.

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Conflict of interest: None declared.

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Figure 1
Map of cases of DENV-2 infection reported, French Polynesia, 10 February–24 June 2019 (n = 106)
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Figure 2
Phylogenetic analysis of DENV-2 strains isolated, French Polynesia, 2019 (n = 5)
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