Dengue fever: a new disease for an old continent

Authors

  • Sofia Lourenço Serviço de Medicina 1 do Hospital de Curry Cabral, Lisboa
  • João Figueira Coelho Serviço de Medicina 1 do Hospital de Curry Cabral, Lisboa
  • Conceição Loureiro Serviço de Medicina 1 do Hospital de Curry Cabral, Lisboa
  • Paula Mendonça Serviço de Medicina 1 do Hospital de Curry Cabral, Lisboa
  • José Malhado Serviço de Medicina 1 do Hospital de Curry Cabral, Lisboa

Keywords:

Dengue fever, Europe, Aedes, imported diseases

Abstract

Dengue fever is endemic in many tropical areas. In the last years
its prevalence has risen. The first case of Dengue fever in Europe is
probably dated from 1801. Since 1928 there have been no native
cases in Europe but imported cases have risen in the last years.
Recent climatic changes may allow propagation of its mosquito
vector in Europe, raising concern about the propagation of this
and other diseases among us.
Authors report a case of a patient which was admitted for
fever after returning from Brazil and in whom Dengue fever was
diagnosed, and review the history of this infection in Europe and
several aspects concerning epidemiology, clinics, diagnostic,
therapeutics and prevention of Dengue fever.

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2009-09-30

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Lourenço S, Figueira Coelho J, Loureiro C, Mendonça P, Malhado J. Dengue fever: a new disease for an old continent. RPMI [Internet]. 2009 Sep. 30 [cited 2024 Nov. 24];16(3):177-81. Available from: https://revista.spmi.pt/index.php/rpmi/article/view/1418

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Vol. 16 No. 3 (2009): Julho/ Setembro

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