Dengue Sentinel Traveler Surveillance: Monthly and Yearly Notification Trends among Japanese Travelers, 2006–2014

• Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases Vol. 10; no. 8; p. e0004924
• Main Authors: Fukusumi, Munehisa, Arashiro, Takeshi, Arima, Yuzo, Matsui, Tamano, Shimada, Tomoe, Kinoshita, Hitomi, Arashiro, Ashley, Takasaki, Tomohiko, Sunagawa, Tomimasa, Oishi, Kazunori
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 19.08.2016; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Biology and Life Sciences; Control; Decision making; Dengue - epidemiology; Dengue - virology; Dengue fever; Dengue Virus - isolation & purification; Disease; Disease Notification; Disease Outbreaks - prevention & control; Disease transmission; Funding; Health aspects; Hotels & motels; Humans; Illnesses; India - epidemiology; Indonesia - epidemiology; Infections; Japan - epidemiology; Medicine and Health Sciences; Methods; People and Places; Philippines - epidemiology; Prevention; Public health; Risk Assessment; Risk factors; Sentinel Surveillance; Thailand - epidemiology; Travel; Travelers; Trends; Tropical diseases; Japan; Thailand; Philippines; Bali

Dengue is becoming an increasing threat to non-endemic countries. In Japan, the reported number of imported cases has been rising, and the first domestic dengue outbreak in nearly 70 years was confirmed in 2014, highlighting the need for greater situational awareness and better-informed risk assessm...