Detection on four continents of dengue fever cases related to an ongoing outbreak in Luanda, Angola, March to May 2013

In April 2013, ten cases of dengue fever in travellers returning from Luanda, Angola, to five countries on four continents, were reported to the globally distributed GeoSentinel Surveillance network. Dengue virus serotype 1 was identified in two cases. The findings indicate that a major dengue outbr...

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Main Authors:	Schwartz, Eli (Author) , Meltzer, E. (Author) , Mendelson, M. (Author) , Tooke, A. (Author) , Steiner, F. (Author) , Gautret, P. (Author) , Friedrich-Jaenicke, B. (Author) , Libman, M. (Author) , Bin, H. (Author) , Wilder-Smith, Annelies (Author) , Gubler, D. J. (Author) , Freedman, D. O. (Author) , Parola, P. (Author)
Format:	Article (Journal)
Language:	English
Published:	23 May 2013
In:	Eurosurveillance Year: 2013, Volume: 18, Issue: 21, Pages: 1-3
ISSN:	1560-7917
DOI:	10.2807/ese.18.21.20488-en
Online Access:	Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.18.21.20488-en Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2807/ese.18.21.20488-en
Author Notes:	E. Schwartz, E. Meltzer, M. Mendelson, A. Tooke, F. Steiner, P. Gautret, B. Friedrich-Jaenicke, M. Libman, H. Bin, A. Wilder-Smith, D.J. Gubler, D.O. Freedman, P. Parola