Dengue fever (DF) is a leading travel-related illness worldwide. Outbreaks from imported cases occurred in Europe. Case detection serves both patient safety and public health interests in origin and destination countries. We report a cluster of DF cases imported to Italy by travellers to Sharm El-Sheik, a highly touristic destination.
Emergence of dengue fever: sentinel travellers uncover outbreak in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, May 2024 / Manciulli, Tommaso; Zammarchi, Lorenzo; Lagi, Filippo; Fiorelli, Costanza; Mencarini, Jessica; Fognani, Marco; Rossolini, Gian Maria; Pollini, Simona; Bartoloni, Alessandro; Spinicci, Michele. - In: JOURNAL OF TRAVEL MEDICINE. - ISSN 1708-8305. - ELETTRONICO. - 31:(2024), pp. taae080.0-taae080.0. [10.1093/jtm/taae080]
Emergence of dengue fever: sentinel travellers uncover outbreak in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, May 2024
Manciulli, Tommaso;Zammarchi, Lorenzo;Lagi, Filippo;Mencarini, Jessica;Fognani, Marco;Rossolini, Gian Maria;Pollini, Simona;Bartoloni, Alessandro;Spinicci, Michele
2024
Abstract
Dengue fever (DF) is a leading travel-related illness worldwide. Outbreaks from imported cases occurred in Europe. Case detection serves both patient safety and public health interests in origin and destination countries. We report a cluster of DF cases imported to Italy by travellers to Sharm El-Sheik, a highly touristic destination.I documenti in FLORE sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.