1.Ongoing local transmission of dengue in Japan, August to September 2014
Arima Yuzo ; Matsui Tamano ; Shimada Tomoe ; Ishikane Masahiro ; Kawabata Kunio ; Sunagawa Tomimasa ; Kinoshita Hitomi ; Takasaki Tomohiko ; Tsuda Yoshio ; Sawabe Kyoko ; Oishi Kazunori
Western Pacific Surveillance and Response 2014;5(4):27-29
In late August 2014, three autochthonous dengue cases were reported in Japan. Since then, as of 17 September 2014, a total of 131 autochthonous cases have been confirmed. While cases were reported from throughout Japan, the majority were linked to visiting a large park or its vicinity in Tokyo, and the serotype detected has been serotype 1. We report preliminary findings, along with the public health response activities, of the first documented autochthonous dengue outbreak in Japan in nearly 70 years.Dengue is an acute, mosquito-borne febrile illness caused by a flavivirus found widely in the Asia-Pacific region, particularly in South-East Asia. While the most competent mosquito species for dengue virus transmission is believed to be
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