Importation of dengue virus type 3 to Japan from Tanzania and Cote d'Ivoire

Meng Ling Moi; Tomohiko Takasaki; Akira Kotaki; Shigeru Tajima; Chang-Kweng Lim; Mitsuo Sakamoto; Hajime Iwagoe; Kenichiro Kobayashi; Ichiro Kurane

doi:10.3201/eid1611.101061

Importation of dengue virus type 3 to Japan from Tanzania and Cote d'Ivoire

Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Nov;16(11):1770-2. doi: 10.3201/eid1611.101061.

Authors

Meng Ling Moi¹, Tomohiko Takasaki, Akira Kotaki, Shigeru Tajima, Chang-Kweng Lim, Mitsuo Sakamoto, Hajime Iwagoe, Kenichiro Kobayashi, Ichiro Kurane

Affiliation

¹ National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan.

Abstract

Travelers can introduce viruses from disease-endemic to non-disease-endemic areas. Serologic and virologic tests confirmed dengue virus infections in 3 travelers returning to Japan: 2 from Tanzania and 1 from Cote d'Ivoire. Phylogenetic analysis of the envelope gene showed that 2 genetically related virus isolates belonged to dengue virus type 3 genotype III.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Cote d'Ivoire / epidemiology
Dengue / epidemiology*
Dengue / virology*
Dengue Virus / classification*
Dengue Virus / genetics*
Female
Humans
Japan / epidemiology
Male
Middle Aged
Phylogeny
Tanzania / epidemiology
Travel
Young Adult