First autochthonous dengue outbreak in Italy, August 2020

In August 2020, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, five locally acquired cases of dengue virus type 1 were detected in a family cluster in Vicenza Province, North-East Italy where Aedes albopictus mosquitoes are endemic. The primary case was an importation from West Sumatra, Indones...

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Autores principales: Lazzarini, Luca, Barzon, Luisa, Foglia, Felice, Manfrin, Vinicio, Pacenti, Monia, Pavan, Giacomina, Rassu, Mario, Capelli, Gioia, Montarsi, Fabrizio, Martini, Simone, Zanella, Francesca, Padovan, Maria Teresa, Russo, Francesca, Gobbi, Federico
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) 2020
Materias:
Rapid Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7502902/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32914745
http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.36.2001606
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Sumario:In August 2020, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, five locally acquired cases of dengue virus type 1 were detected in a family cluster in Vicenza Province, North-East Italy where Aedes albopictus mosquitoes are endemic. The primary case was an importation from West Sumatra, Indonesia. This is the first outbreak of autochthonous dengue reported in Italy. During the COVID-19 pandemic, screening of febrile travelers from endemic countries is crucial in areas where competent vectors are present.

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