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

ABSTRACT: 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.

SUBMITTER: Aubry M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6652116 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature