Molecular Characterization of Imported and Autochthonous Dengue in Northeastern Spain.

ABSTRACT: Dengue is the most significant arbovirus worldwide and a public health threat to non-endemic areas in which Aedes vectors are present. Autochthonous dengue transmission has been reported in several European countries in the last decade. Infected travelers from endemic regions arriving to areas colonized by Aedes albopictus in Europe need to be monitored in surveillance and control programs. We aimed to perform molecular characterization of RT-PCR-positive dengue cases detected in Catalonia, northeastern Spain, from 2013 to 2018. The basic demographic information and the geographical regions of importation were also analyzed. One-hundred four dengue cases were studied (103 imported infections and the first autochthonous case in our region). The dengue virus strains detected we

SUBMITTER: Navero-Castillejos J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8539074 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature