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The 2012 dengue outbreak in Madeira: exploring the origins.
Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin - 27 Feb 2014
Wilder-Smith A, Quam M, Sessions O, Rocklov J, Liu-Helmersson J, Franco L, Khan K
Abstract excerpt
In 2012, Madeira reported its first major outbreak of dengue. To identify the origin of the imported dengue virus, we investigated the interconnectivity via air travel between dengue-endemic countries and Madeira, and compared available sequences against GenBank. There were 22,948 air travellers to Madeira in 2012, originating from twenty-nine dengue-endemic countries; 89.6% of these international travellers...
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