International dispersal of dengue through air travel: importation risk for Europe.

• Main Authors: Jan C Semenza (Author), Bertrand Sudre (Author), Jennifer Miniota (Author), Massimiliano Rossi (Author), Wei Hu (Author), David Kossowsky (Author), Jonathan E Suk (Author), Wim Van Bortel (Author), Kamran Khan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

The worldwide distribution of dengue is expanding, in part due to globalized traffic and trade. Aedes albopictus is a competent vector for dengue viruses (DENV) and is now established in numerous regions of Europe. Viremic travellers arriving in Europe from dengue-affected areas of the world can bec...