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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Dengue introduced by travellers, Australia

Allison Imrie
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School of Biomedical Sciences
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
University of Western Australia
Email: allison.imrie@uwa.edu.au

Microbiology Australia 39(2) 67-71 https://doi.org/10.1071/MA18019
Published: 26 April 2018

Abstract

Dengue is a mosquito-borne acute viral infection that can develop into a potentially lethal complication known as severe dengue. It is endemic in more than 100 tropical and subtropical countries where the mosquito vectors, predominantly Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus, are found. Non-immune travellers are at risk of infection and with the rise in international travel and the availability of cheap holiday packages to endemic countries, many of which are popular tourist destinations, there has been a significant increase in spread of dengue viruses.


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