Dengue antibody prevalence in German travelers

Emerg Infect Dis. 2005 May;11(5):762-5. doi: 10.3201/eid1105.050097.

Abstract

We studied 2,259 German citizens after they returned from dengue-endemic countries from 1996 to 2004. Serotype-specific dengue antibodies indicated acute infections in 51 (4.7%) travelers with recent fever and 13 (1.1%) travelers with no recent fever, depending largely on destination and epidemic activity in the countries visited.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Antibodies, Viral / blood
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Dengue / epidemiology*
  • Germany / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Middle Aged
  • Prevalence
  • Seroepidemiologic Studies
  • Time Factors
  • Travel

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral