Dengue virus type-3 infection in a traveler returning from Benin to Japan

J Travel Med. 2012 Jul;19(4):255-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2012.00617.x.

Abstract

Dengue virus (DENV) infection is a major health threat for travelers. We describe here a case of dengue virus serotype-3 (DENV-3) infection in a traveler returning to Japan from the Republic of Benin. The isolated DENV-3 genotype 3 strain exhibited high sequence similarity to those from neighboring regions.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Benin
  • Dengue / virology*
  • Dengue Virus / genetics*
  • Dengue Virus / isolation & purification
  • Female
  • Genotype
  • Humans
  • Japan
  • Phylogeny
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Travel*