The burden of dengue fever in travellers: a systematic literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral infection with growing global impact, including international travellers travelling to and from endemic regions. This systematic literature review aimed to assess the clinical and economic burden of dengue in travellers from non-endemic countries.

Methods

This systematic review was conducted following the PRISMA guidelines to assess the incidence, prevalence, mortality, healthcare resource use, and costs of dengue fever in travellers between non-endemic and endemic regions. We systematically searched MEDLINE, Embase, Google Scholar, PubMed, and Epistemonikos. Due to heterogeneity, data were synthesised descriptively without quantitative analysis.

Results

Seventy unique studies were included. Heterogeneity in design, inconsis

SUBMITTER: Grobusch MP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12414826 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature