Two cases of dengue virus type 2 (DENV-2) infection in a Japanese couple returning from Maldives in the dengue outbreak in 2018

Yoshikazu Mutoh; Akinari Moriya; Yoshihiro Yasui; Noriko Saito; Tomohiko Takasaki; Shotaro Hiramatsu; Tetsushi Izuchi; Takumi Umemura; Toshihiko Ichihara

doi:10.7883/yoken.JJID.2019.153

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Two cases of dengue virus type 2 (DENV-2) infection in a Japanese couple returning from Maldives in the dengue outbreak in 2018

Yoshikazu Mutoh, Akinari Moriya, Yoshihiro Yasui, Noriko Saito, Tomohiko Takasaki, Shotaro Hiramatsu, Tetsushi Izuchi, Takumi Umemura, Toshihiko Ichihara

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Keywords: dengue fever, honeymoon, outbreak, Maldives

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Article ID: JJID.2019.153

DOI https://doi.org/10.7883/yoken.JJID.2019.153

The final version of this article is now available: Vol. 73 (2020), No. 1 pp. 58-60

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Abstract

Annually, more than 1.2 million travelers from other countries visit Maldives for sightseeing, business and honeymoons. In 2018, the largest dengue fever outbreak occurred and more than 3,200 people were affected. During this outbreak, we encountered a newly married Japanese couple returning from Maldives on their honeymoon in October 2018, both of which got infected by dengue virus type 2 (DENV-2) during the travel. The number of imported dengue fever cases from Maldives may increase, hence, physicians should keep a sharp watch on up-to-date dengue outbreak information all over the world.

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