Dengue virus infections in travellers returning from Benin to France, July-August 2010

P Gautret; E Botelho-Nevers; R N Charrel; P Parola

doi:10.2807/ese.15.36.19657-en

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Dengue virus infections in travellers returning from Benin to France, July-August 2010
P Gautret^1,2 , E Botelho-Nevers¹ , R N Charrel³ , P Parola^1,2
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Affiliations: ¹ Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit, Hôpital Nord AP-HM, Marseille, France ² EurotravNet, the Network for travel medicine and tropical diseases of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Marseille, France ³ Virology laboratory, AP-HM hospital Timone, Marseille, France

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P Gautret
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Citation style for this article: Gautret P, Botelho-Nevers E, Charrel R N, Parola P. Dengue virus infections in travellers returning from Benin to France, July-August 2010. Euro Surveill. 2010;15(36):pii=19657. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.15.36.19657-en Received: 27 Aug 2010

Abstract

In July and August 2010, two cases of dengue fever were diagnosed in travellers returning from Benin to France. These two cases exemplify that dengue fever should be considered in febrile travellers, even those returning from areas where the infection is not usual.