Autochthonous dengue fever, Tokyo, Japan, 2014

Satoshi Kutsuna; Yasuyuki Kato; Meng Ling Moi; Akira Kotaki; Masayuki Ota; Koh Shinohara; Tetsuro Kobayashi; Kei Yamamoto; Yoshihiro Fujiya; Momoko Mawatari; Tastuya Sato; Junwa Kunimatsu; Nozomi Takeshita; Kayoko Hayakawa; Shuzo Kanagawa; Tomohiko Takasaki; Norio Ohmagari

doi:10.3201/eid2103/141662

Autochthonous dengue fever, Tokyo, Japan, 2014

Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Mar;21(3):517-20. doi: 10.3201/eid2103/141662.

Authors

Satoshi Kutsuna, Yasuyuki Kato, Meng Ling Moi, Akira Kotaki, Masayuki Ota, Koh Shinohara, Tetsuro Kobayashi, Kei Yamamoto, Yoshihiro Fujiya, Momoko Mawatari, Tastuya Sato, Junwa Kunimatsu, Nozomi Takeshita, Kayoko Hayakawa, Shuzo Kanagawa, Tomohiko Takasaki, Norio Ohmagari

Abstract

After 70 years with no confirmed autochthonous cases of dengue fever in Japan, 19 cases were reported during August-September 2014. Dengue virus serotype 1 was detected in 18 patients. Phylogenetic analysis of the envelope protein genome sequence from 3 patients revealed 100% identity with the strain from the first patient (2014) in Japan.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Child
Dengue / epidemiology*
Dengue / virology*
Dengue Virus / classification*
Dengue Virus / genetics*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Molecular Typing
Phylogeny
Population Surveillance
Serotyping
Tokyo / epidemiology
Young Adult