Identification of dengue type 2 virus in febrile travellers returning from Burkina Faso to France, related to an ongoing outbreak, October to November 2016

C. Eldin (1) , P. Gautret (1) , A. Nougairede , M. Sentis (2) , L. Ninove , N. Saidani (3) , M. Million (1) , P. Brouqui (1) , R. Charrel , Philippe Parola (1)

1 URMITE - Unité de Recherche sur les Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales Emergentes
2 LP3 - Laboratoire Lasers, Plasmas et Procédés photoniques
3 inconnu

Dengue fever is rarely reported in travellers returning from Africa. We report two cases of dengue fever in travellers returning from Burkina Faso to France. One of them presented a severe dengue fever with ALT > 1,000 IU/L and pericarditis. Serotype 2 was identified. The cases reflect a large ongoing outbreak with over 1,000 reported cases between August and November in the capital city. Clinicians should consider dengue fever in malaria-negative febrile travellers returning from Africa.

Domaines: Maladies infectieuses

C. Eldin, P. Gautret, A. Nougairede, M. Sentis, L. Ninove, et al.. Identification of dengue type 2 virus in febrile travellers returning from Burkina Faso to France, related to an ongoing outbreak, October to November 2016. Eurosurveillance, 2016, 21 (50), pp.2-4. ⟨10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.50.30425⟩. ⟨hal-01453309⟩