Retrospective search for dengue vector mosquito Aedes albopictus in areas visited by a German traveler who contracted dengue in Japan | Zendy

Mutsuo Kobayashi | Zendy; Osamu Komagata | Zendy; Mayuko Yonejima | Zendy; Yoshihide Maekawa | Zendy; Kimio Hirabayashi | Zendy; Toshihiko Hayashi | Zendy; Naoko Nihei | Zendy; Masahiro Yoshida | Zendy; Yoshio Tsuda | Zendy; Kyoko Sawabe | Zendy

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Retrospective search for dengue vector mosquito Aedes albopictus in areas visited by a German traveler who contracted dengue in Japan

Author(s) -

Mutsuo Kobayashi,

Osamu Komagata,

Mayuko Yonejima,

Yoshihide Maekawa,

Kimio Hirabayashi,

Toshihiko Hayashi,

Naoko Nihei,

Masahiro Yoshida,

Yoshio Tsuda,

Kyoko Sawabe

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

international journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278

H-Index - 89

eISSN - 1878-3511

pISSN - 1201-9712

DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2014.06.005

Subject(s) - aedes albopictus , dengue fever , vector (molecular biology) , retrospective cohort study , population , dengue virus , german , virology , transmission (telecommunications) , geography , medicine , aedes aegypti , biology , environmental health , ecology , larva , biochemistry , archaeology , engineering , gene , electrical engineering , recombinant dna

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.

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