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First autochthonous dengue outbreak in Italy, August 2020.

ABSTRACT: In August 2020, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, five locally acquired cases of dengue virus type 1 were detected in a family cluster in Vicenza Province, North-East Italy where Aedes albopictus mosquitoes are endemic. The primary case was an importation from West Sumatra, Indonesia. This is the first outbreak of autochthonous dengue reported in Italy. During the COVID-19 pandemic, screening of febrile travelers from endemic countries is crucial in areas where competent vectors are present.

SUBMITTER: Lazzarini L

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7502902 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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First autochthonous dengue outbreak in Italy, August 2020.

Lazzarini Luca L Barzon Luisa L Foglia Felice F Manfrin Vinicio V Pacenti Monia M Pavan Giacomina G Rassu Mario M Capelli Gioia G Montarsi Fabrizio F Martini Simone S Zanella Francesca F Padovan Maria Teresa MT Russo Francesca F Gobbi Federico F

Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin 20200901 36

In August 2020, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, five locally acquired cases of dengue virus type 1 were detected in a family cluster in Vicenza Province, North-East Italy where <i>Aedes albopictus</i> mosquitoes are endemic. The primary case was an importation from West Sumatra, Indonesia. This is the first outbreak of autochthonous dengue reported in Italy. During the COVID-19 pandemic, screening of febrile travelers from endemic countries is crucial in areas where competent ...[more]

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