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- * The primary case originated from West Sumatra, Indonesia, highlighting the risk of imported diseases.
- * The pandemic emphasized the importance of screening travelers with fever from dengue-endemic areas in regions where mosquitoes that can transmit the virus exist.
Article 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 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.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7502902 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.36.2001606 | DOI Listing |
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