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

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Aubry, Maite, Mapotoeke, Mihiau, Teissier, Anita, Paoaafaite, Tuterarii, Dumas-Chastang, Elsa, Giard, Marine, Cao-Lormeau, Van-Mai
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) 2019
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Rapid Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6652116/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31339095
http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2019.24.29.1900407
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Sumario: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.

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