Estimating Frequency of Probable Autochthonous Cases of Dengue, Japan.
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PROVIDER: S-EPMC6106439 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep
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Estimating Frequency of Probable Autochthonous Cases of Dengue, Japan.
Senda Akiyoshi A Sakuntabhai Anavaj A Inaida Shinako S Teissier Yoann Y Matsuda Fumihiko F Paul Richard E RE
Emerging infectious diseases 20180901 9
Imported dengue into naive areas is a recognized but unquantified threat. Differentiating imported and autochthonous cases remains problematic. A threshold approach applied to Japan identified several aberrant incidences of dengue. Despite these alerts, no epidemics occurred other than 1 in Yoyogi Park in Tokyo, which was probably an unusual event. ...[more]
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