Dengue outbreak amongst travellers returning from Cuba-GeoSentinel surveillance network, January-September 2022

J Travel Med. 2023 Apr 5;30(2):taac139. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taac139.

Abstract

Increasing numbers of travellers returning from Cuba with dengue virus infection were reported to the GeoSentinel Network from June to September 2022, reflecting an ongoing local outbreak. This report demonstrates the importance of travellers as sentinels of arboviral outbreaks and highlights the need for early identification of travel-related dengue.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Cuba
  • Dengue* / epidemiology
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Humans
  • Travel*
  • Travel-Related Illness