Imported Dengue Fever: an important reemerging disease - PubMed (original) (raw)

Case Reports

Imported Dengue Fever: an important reemerging disease

Malachi Courtney et al. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2009 Nov.

Abstract

Fever in a returned traveler from the tropics often poses a diagnostic challenge to the emergency department physician because of the potential for serious morbidity and mortality associated with certain infections such as falciparum malaria and dengue. We report a case of imported dengue fever in a 15-year-old adolescent boy acquired during a recent travel to Guatemala. Dengue fever is a mosquito-transmitted viral infection of global importance. The majority of US residents with dengue become infected during travel to tropical areas. In recent years, dengue has remerged in US tropical and subtropical areas. The disease is underreported in the United States along the Mexican border. The epidemiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, control, and prevention of this important global reemerging infectious disease are reviewed. Clinicians should include dengue in the differential diagnosis of febrile illness in children who have recently returned from dengue endemic areas.

PubMed Disclaimer

Similar articles

• Imported dengue--United States, 1999 and 2000.
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2002 Apr 5;51(13):281-3. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2002. PMID: 11952282
• Locally acquired Dengue--Key West, Florida, 2009-2010.
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 May 21;59(19):577-81. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010. PMID: 20489680
• [Imported dengue fever in Switzerland--serological evidence for a hitherto unexpectedly high prevalence].
  Settah SG, Vernazza PL, Morant R, Schultze D. Settah SG, et al. Schweiz Med Wochenschr. 1995 Sep 9;125(36):1673-8. Schweiz Med Wochenschr. 1995. PMID: 7481621 German.
• Febrile illness in a young traveler: dengue fever and its complications.
  Duber HC, Kelly SM. Duber HC, et al. J Emerg Med. 2013 Oct;45(4):526-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2013.03.021. Epub 2013 May 30. J Emerg Med. 2013. PMID: 23726787 Review.
• Evaluation of fever in the returned traveler.
  Suh KN, Kozarsky PE, Keystone JS. Suh KN, et al. Med Clin North Am. 1999 Jul;83(4):997-1017. Med Clin North Am. 1999. PMID: 10453260 Review.

Cited by

• Genetics and morphology of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) in septic tanks in Puerto Rico.
  Somers G, Brown JE, Barrera R, Powell JR. Somers G, et al. J Med Entomol. 2011 Nov;48(6):1095-102. doi: 10.1603/me11129. J Med Entomol. 2011. PMID: 22238867 Free PMC article.
• The re-emergence of dengue virus in non-endemic countries: a case series.
  Buonsenso D, Barone G, Onesimo R, Calzedda R, Chiaretti A, Valentini P. Buonsenso D, et al. BMC Res Notes. 2014 Sep 3;7:596. doi: 10.1186/1756-0500-7-596. BMC Res Notes. 2014. PMID: 25186647 Free PMC article.
• Incubation periods of mosquito-borne viral infections: a systematic review.
  Rudolph KE, Lessler J, Moloney RM, Kmush B, Cummings DA. Rudolph KE, et al. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2014 May;90(5):882-91. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.13-0403. Epub 2014 Mar 17. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2014. PMID: 24639305 Free PMC article. Review.
• The incubation periods of Dengue viruses.
  Chan M, Johansson MA. Chan M, et al. PLoS One. 2012;7(11):e50972. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050972. Epub 2012 Nov 30. PLoS One. 2012. PMID: 23226436 Free PMC article.

Publication types

MeSH terms

Substances

LinkOut - more resources

• Full Text Sources

  • Ovid Technologies, Inc.
  • Wolters Kluwer

• Medical

  • MedlinePlus Health Information