Dengue Virus Type 1 Infection in Traveler Returning from Tanzania to Japan, 2019

Emerg Infect Dis. 2019 Sep;25(9):1782-1784. doi: 10.3201/eid2509.190814. Epub 2019 Sep 17.

Abstract

The largest outbreak of dengue fever in Tanzania is ongoing. Dengue virus type 1 was diagnosed in a traveler who returned from Tanzania to Japan. In phylogenetic analysis, the detected strain was close to the Singapore 2015 strain, providing a valuable clue for investigating the dengue outbreak in Tanzania.

Keywords: Japan; Tanzania; Tanzania dengue; dengue virus 1; type 1; viruses.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Dengue / diagnosis*
  • Dengue / drug therapy
  • Dengue / virology
  • Dengue Virus / genetics
  • Dengue Virus / isolation & purification*
  • Humans
  • Japan
  • Male
  • Phylogeny
  • Tanzania
  • Travel