Abstract
Dengue fever is rarely reported in travellers returning from Africa. We report two cases of dengue fever in travellers returning from Burkina Faso to France. One of them presented a severe dengue fever with ALT > 1,000 IU/L and pericarditis. Serotype 2 was identified. The cases reflect a large ongoing outbreak with over 1,000 reported cases between August and November in the capital city. Clinicians should consider dengue fever in malaria-negative febrile travellers returning from Africa.
Highlights
Dengue fever is rarely reported in travellers returning from Africa
We report two cases of dengue fever in travellers returning from Burkina Faso to France
We report two cases of dengue fever identified in travellers returning from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, to Marseille, France, in late autumn 2016, reflecting a large ongoing local outbreak
Summary
Identification of dengue type 2 virus in febrile travellers returning from Burkina Faso to France, related to an ongoing outbreak, October to November 2016. Dengue fever is rarely reported in travellers returning from Africa. We report two cases of dengue fever in travellers returning from Burkina Faso to France. The cases reflect a large ongoing outbreak with over 1,000 reported cases between August and November in the capital city. Clinicians should consider dengue fever in malaria-negative febrile travellers returning from Africa. We report two cases of dengue fever identified in travellers returning from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, to Marseille, France, in late autumn 2016, reflecting a large ongoing local outbreak
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