Dengue Surveillance in the French Armed Forces: A Dengue Sentinel Surveillance System in Countries Without Efficient Local Epidemiological Surveillance.

Authors :: de Laval, Franck
Dia, Aissata
Plumet, Sébastien
Decam, Christophe
Leparc Goffart, Isabelle
Deparis, Xavier
Source :: Journal of Travel Medicine; Jul/Aug2013, Vol. 20 Issue 4, p259-261, 3p, 1 Chart
Publication Year :: 2013
Abstract: Surveillance of travel-acquired dengue could improve dengue risk estimation in countries without ability. Surveillance in the French army in 2010 to 2011 highlighted 330 dengue cases, mainly in French West Indies and Guiana: DENV-1 circulated in Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana, New Caledonia, Djibouti; DENV-3 in Mayotte and Djibouti; and DENV-4 in French Guiana. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Subjects :: DISEASES in military personnel
DENGUE
FLAVIVIRAL diseases
EPIDEMIOLOGY
HEMORRHAGIC fever

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