Travel medicine and infectious disease
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Travel Med Infect Dis · May 2003
Dengue fever in febrile returning travellers to a UK regional infectious diseases unit.
Background. Dengue occurs in many tourist destinations, and is increasingly imported by returning travellers. We review the epidemiology and clinical features of confirmed dengue in returning travellers presenting to a UK regional infectious diseases unit. ⋯ Conclusions. Dengue is an important cause of illness in hospitalised febrile returning travellers. It should be considered in first-time travellers, with thrombocytopenia and negative malaria films who present with symptoms soon after return.