Identification of Dengue Type 1 Virus (DENV-1) in Koreans Traveling Abroad.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To date, no indigenous dengue virus (DENV) transmissions have been reported in Korea. However, imported dengue infections have been diagnosed in travelers returning from endemic areas. This study presents the first virological evidence of travel-associated DENV importation into South Korea.

Methods

From January 2004 to June 2006, a total of 278 serum samples from 245 patients with suspected dengue fever were tested using the Panbio Dengue Duo IgM/IgG Rapid Strip Test. We selected 11 of the early symptomatic-phase sera that were negative for IgM and retrospectively studied them by virus isolation and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction.

Results

All 11 serum samples were found to be DENV positive by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction

SUBMITTER: Jeong YE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3766905 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature