Retrospective search of dengue vector mosquito, Aedes albopictus in area visited by a German traveler that has contracted dengue Disease.

• Kobayashi, Mutsuo

• Komagata, Osamu

• Yonejima, Mayuko

• Maekawa, Yoshihide

• Hirabayashi, Kimio

• Hayashi, Toshihiko

• Nihei, Naoko

• Yoshida, Masahiro

• Tsuda, Yoshio

• Sawabe, Kyoko

Abstract

A German traveler developed dengue fever in late August 2013, following a direct flight from Germany. Autochthonous dengue virus (DENV) infection has not been reported in Japan. To evaluate the risk of autochthonous DENV transmission in Japan, the authors performed a retrospective search of the five areas visited by the German patient to determine the population density of dengue vector mosquito, Aedes albopictus. The annual mean temperature of each area was higher than 12 °C, which is considered suitable for the establishment of A. albopictus populations. Our retrospective search revealed the population density of A. albopictus to be high in the urban areas of Japan.

Article

International Journal of Infectious Diseases.26:135-137(2014)

Journal

• International Journal of Infectious Diseases

  International Journal of Infectious Diseases 26 135-137, 2014-09

  ELSEVIER SCI LTD

Keywords

• German traveler
• Dengue
• Autochthonous infection
• Japan
• Aedes albopictus
• Population density

Details

• CRID: 1050282813915313408
• NII Article ID: 120007100026
• NII Book ID: AA11238338
• ISSN: 12019712
• HANDLE: 10091/00021228
• Web Site: https://soar-ir.repo.nii.ac.jp/records/20470
• Text Lang: en
• Article Type: journal article
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