Emerging Infectious Diseases (Nov 2017)

Dengue Virus Type 2 in Travelers Returning to Japan from Sri Lanka, 2017

  • Motoyuki Tsuboi,
  • Satoshi Kutsuna,
  • Takahiro Maeki,
  • Satoshi Taniguchi,
  • Shigeru Tajima,
  • Fumihiro Kato,
  • Chang-Kweng Lim,
  • Masayuki Saijo,
  • Saho Takaya,
  • Yuichi Katanami,
  • Yasuyuki Kato,
  • Norio Ohmagari

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2311.171293
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 23, no. 11
pp. 1931 – 1933

Abstract

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In June 2017, dengue virus type 2 infection was diagnosed in 2 travelers returned to Japan from Sri Lanka, where the country’s largest dengue fever outbreak is ongoing. Travelers, especially those previously affected by dengue fever, should take measures to avoid mosquito bites.

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