TY - JOUR T1 - Travel-related dengue virus infection, The Netherlands, 2006-2007. AU - Baaten,Gijs G G, AU - Sonder,Gerard J B, AU - Zaaijer,Hans L, AU - van Gool,Tom, AU - Kint,Joan A P C M, AU - van den Hoek,Anneke, PY - 2011/5/3/entrez PY - 2011/5/3/pubmed PY - 2011/9/7/medline SP - 821 EP - 8 JF - Emerging infectious diseases JO - Emerg Infect Dis VL - 17 IS - 5 N2 - To assess the incidence of and risk factors for clinical and subclinical dengue virus (DENV) infection, we prospectively studied 1,207 adult short-term travelers from the Netherlands to dengue-endemic areas. Participants donated blood samples for serologic testing before and after travel. Blood samples were tested for antibodies against DENV. Seroconversion occurred in 14 (1.2%) travelers at risk. The incidence rate was 14.6 per 1,000 person-months. The incidence rate was significantly higher for travel during the rainy months. Dengue-like illness occurred in 5 of the 14 travelers who seroconverted. Seroconversion was significantly related to fever, retro-orbital pain, myalgia, arthralgia, and skin rash. The risk for DENV infection for short-term travelers to dengue-endemic areas is substantial. The incidence rate for this study is comparable with that in 2 other serology-based prospective studies conducted in the 1990s. SN - 1080-6059 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/21529390/Travel_related_dengue_virus_infection_The_Netherlands_2006_2007_ L2 - https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1705.101125 DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -