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ArticleViruses2023

Investigation of Dengue Infection in Asymptomatic Individuals during a Recent Outbreak in La Réunion.

Olga De Santis, Emilie Pothin, Nicolas Bouscaren, Seth R Irish, Marie-Christine Jaffar-Bandjee, Luce Menudier, Julie Ramis, Cédric Schultz, Florence Lamaurt, Ania Wisniak and 6 more

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Article in Viruses, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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16 authors at 7 institutions in 3 countries.

Olga De SantisInserm CIC1410, CHU de La Réunion, 97410 Saint Pierre, France.ORCID 0000-0002-5141-0582
Emilie PothinSwiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, 4002 Basel, Switzerland.
Nicolas BouscarenInserm CIC1410, CHU de La Réunion, 97410 Saint Pierre, France.
Seth R IrishSwiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, 4002 Basel, Switzerland.
Marie-Christine Jaffar-BandjeeCentre National de Référence Arbovirus Associé Réunion, CHU de La Réunion, 97400 Saint Denis, France.
Luce MenudierSanté Publique France, 97400 Saint Denis, France.
Julie RamisUMR Processus Infectieux en Milieu Insulaire et Tropical, Cyroi, 97400 Saint Denis, France.
Cédric SchultzInserm CIC1410, CHU de La Réunion, 97410 Saint Pierre, France.
Florence LamaurtInserm CIC1410, CHU de La Réunion, 97410 Saint Pierre, France.
Ania WisniakGlobal Health Institute, University of Geneva, 1209 Geneva, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-3942-2134
Antoine BertolottiInserm CIC1410, CHU de La Réunion, 97410 Saint Pierre, France.
Sarah HafsiaUMR Processus Infectieux en Milieu Insulaire et Tropical, Cyroi, 97400 Saint Denis, France.
Philippe DussartUnité de Virologie, Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, Antananarivo 101, Madagascar.ORCID 0000-0002-1931-3037
Laurence BarilUnité d'épidémiologie, Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, Antananarivo 101, Madagascar.ORCID 0000-0003-2346-883X
Patrick MavinguiUMR Processus Infectieux en Milieu Insulaire et Tropical, Cyroi, 97400 Saint Denis, France.
Antoine FlahaultGlobal Health Institute, University of Geneva, 1209 Geneva, Switzerland.
Inserm · FRProcessus Infectieux en Milieu Insulaire Tropical · FRUniversity of Geneva · CHInstitut Pasteur de Madagascar · MGSwiss Tropical and Public Health Institute · CHSanté Publique France · FRUniversité de Bordeaux · FR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The number of dengue cases has increased dramatically over the past 20 years and is an important concern, particularly as the trends toward urbanization continue. While the majority of dengue cases are thought to be asymptomatic, it is unknown to what extent these contribute to transmission. A better understanding of their importance would help to guide control efforts. In 2019, a dengue outbreak in La Reunion resulted in more than 18,000 confirmed cases. Between October 2019 and August 2020, 19 clusters were investigated in the south, west, and east of the island, enabling the recruitment of 605 participants from 368 households within a 200 m radius of the home of the index cases (ICs). No active asymptomatic infections confirmed by RT-PCR were detected. Only 15% were possible asymptomatic dengue infections detected by the presence of anti-dengue IgM antibodies. Only 5.3% of the participants had a recent dengue infection confirmed by RT-PCR. Although the resurgence of dengue in La Réunion is very recent (2016), the rate of anti-dengue IgG positivity, a marker of past infections, was already high at 43% in this study. Dengue transmission was focal in time and space, as most cases were detected within a 100-m radius of the ICs, and within a time interval of less than 7 days between infections detected in a same cluster. No particular demographic or socio-cultural characteristics were associated with dengue infections. On the other hand, environmental risk factors such as type of housing or presence of rubbish in the streets were associated with dengue infections.

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AedesDengue VirusAnimalsAntibodies, ViralDisease OutbreaksHumansReunionAntibodies, Viralasymptomatic infectionscluster studydenguedengue outbreakLa Réunion

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