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Autochthonous Dengue Fever in 2 Patients, Rome, Italy

Overview
Journal Emerg Infect Dis
Specialty Infectious Diseases
Date 2023 Nov 15
PMID 37967518
Authors
Serena Vita
Licia Bordi
Giuseppe Sberna
Priscilla Caputi
Daniele Lapa
Angela Corpolongo
Cosmina Mija
Alessandra DAbramo
Fabrizio Maggi
Francesco Vairo
Eliana Specchiarello
Enrico Girardi
Eleonora Lalle
Emanuele Nicastri
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Abstract

Since August 2023, outbreaks of dengue virus (DENV) infection have occurred in Italy. We report 2 autochthonous case-patients and their extended follow-up. Despite persistent DENV detected in blood by PCR, results for antigenomic DENV RNA were negative after day 5, suggesting that a 5-day isolation period is adequate to avoid secondary cases.

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