Abstract
Imported Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever, Europe
Highlights
To the Editor: Dengue infection is an endemic and epidemic urban disease [1], transmitted by infected Aedes mosquitoes
A 33-year-old Spanish woman who had worked in Anantapur, India, for 180 days, returned to Spain on August 1, 2007; on August 3, she traveled to Dubrovnik, Croatia, on holiday
Because viral hemorrhagic fever was suspected, the patient was referred to a specialized hospital in Zagreb
Summary
To the Editor: Dengue infection is an endemic and epidemic urban disease [1], transmitted by infected Aedes mosquitoes. She experienced a 3-day episode of fever that spontaneously resolved but without laboratory evidence of dengue. On August 6, she exhibited a high fever, chills, headache, arthralgia, and myalgia, with hypotension and was admitted to the hospital. Because viral hemorrhagic fever was suspected, the patient was referred to a specialized hospital in Zagreb.
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