Infectious disease risks at the Rugby World Cup 2023 in France - Beware of Aedes and co!

doi:10.1016/j.nmni.2023.101178

Editorial

. 2023 Sep 9:54:101178.

doi: 10.1016/j.nmni.2023.101178. eCollection 2023 Sep.

Infectious disease risks at the Rugby World Cup 2023 in France - Beware of Aedes and co!

Jaffar A Al-Tawfiq^{1

2

3}, Nadja Hedrich⁴, Thibault Lovey⁴, Philippe Gautret^{5

6}, Patricia Schlagenhauf⁷

Affiliations

¹ Infectious Disease Unit, Specialty Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
² Division of Infectious Diseases, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
³ Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
⁴ Institute for Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention, Department of Public and Global Health, University of Zürich, Switzerland.
⁵ Aix Marseille Univ, IRD, AP-HM, SSA, VITROME, Marseille, France.
⁶ IHU-Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France.
⁷ WHO Collaborating Centre for Travellers' Health, Institute for Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention, Department of Public and Global Health, MilMedBiol Competence Centre, University of Zürich, Switzerland.

PMID: 37849621
PMCID: PMC10577580
DOI: 10.1016/j.nmni.2023.101178

Editorial

Infectious disease risks at the Rugby World Cup 2023 in France - Beware of Aedes and co!

Jaffar A Al-Tawfiq et al. New Microbes New Infect. 2023.

. 2023 Sep 9:54:101178.

doi: 10.1016/j.nmni.2023.101178. eCollection 2023 Sep.

Authors

Jaffar A Al-Tawfiq^{1

2

3}, Nadja Hedrich⁴, Thibault Lovey⁴, Philippe Gautret^{5

6}, Patricia Schlagenhauf⁷

Affiliations

¹ Infectious Disease Unit, Specialty Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
² Division of Infectious Diseases, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
³ Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
⁴ Institute for Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention, Department of Public and Global Health, University of Zürich, Switzerland.
⁵ Aix Marseille Univ, IRD, AP-HM, SSA, VITROME, Marseille, France.
⁶ IHU-Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France.
⁷ WHO Collaborating Centre for Travellers' Health, Institute for Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention, Department of Public and Global Health, MilMedBiol Competence Centre, University of Zürich, Switzerland.

PMID: 37849621
PMCID: PMC10577580
DOI: 10.1016/j.nmni.2023.101178

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Keywords: Aedes; France; Mass gatherings; Mosquito borne infection; Rugby sport.

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Map of Locations in France with Rugby World Cup 2023 events.

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QR Codes to download the free travel health app, ITIT on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.

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[1] Josephsen J., Schenkel K., Benzler J., Krause G. Preparations for infectious disease surveillance during the football World Cup tournament, Germany. Wkly Releases 1997–2007. 2006 https://www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2807/esw.11.17.02949-en [Internet]. 2006 Apr 27 [cited 2023 Sep 6];11(17). Available from: - DOI - PubMed

[2] Josephsen J., Schenkel K., Benzler J., Krause G. Preparations for infectious disease surveillance during the football World Cup tournament, Germany. Wkly Releases 1997–2007. 2006 https://www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2807/esw.11.17.02949-en [Internet]. 2006 Apr 27 [cited 2023 Sep 6];11(17). Available from: - DOI - PubMed

[3] Lovey T., Hasler R., Gautret P., Schlagenhauf P. Travel-related respiratory symptoms and infections in travellers (2000–22): a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Trav Med. 2023 Jun 13 - PMC - PubMed

[4] Lovey T., Hasler R., Gautret P., Schlagenhauf P. Travel-related respiratory symptoms and infections in travellers (2000–22): a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Trav Med. 2023 Jun 13 - PMC - PubMed

[5] Buchs A., Conde A., Frank A., Gottet C., Hedrich N., Lovey T., et al. The threat of dengue in Europe. New Microbes New Infect. 2022 Nov;49–50 - PMC - PubMed

[6] Buchs A., Conde A., Frank A., Gottet C., Hedrich N., Lovey T., et al. The threat of dengue in Europe. New Microbes New Infect. 2022 Nov;49–50 - PMC - PubMed

[7] Cochet A., Calba C., Jourdain F., Grard G., Durand G.A., Guinard A., et al. Autochthonous dengue in mainland France. geographical extension and incidence increase. 2022 https://www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2022.27.44... Eurosurveillance [Internet]. 2022 Nov 3 [cited 2023 Sep 6];27(44). Available from: - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[8] Cochet A., Calba C., Jourdain F., Grard G., Durand G.A., Guinard A., et al. Autochthonous dengue in mainland France. geographical extension and incidence increase. 2022 https://www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2022.27.44... Eurosurveillance [Internet]. 2022 Nov 3 [cited 2023 Sep 6];27(44). Available from: - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[9] Calba C., Cochet Amandine, Jourdain F., Grard G., Durand G.A., Guinard A., et al. Arboviruses surveillance in mainland France: significant increase in the number of autochthonous dengue cases in 2022. Bull Épidémiol Hebd. 2023 Mar 15;14:248–254.

[10] Calba C., Cochet Amandine, Jourdain F., Grard G., Durand G.A., Guinard A., et al. Arboviruses surveillance in mainland France: significant increase in the number of autochthonous dengue cases in 2022. Bull Épidémiol Hebd. 2023 Mar 15;14:248–254.

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