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Dengue seroconversion among Israeli travelers to tropical countries
I Potasman1, I Srugo, E Schwartz
1Bnai Zion Medicla Center, Haifa, Israel. ipotasma@netvision.net.il
Emerging Infectious Diseases
|December 22, 1999
Abstract:
We tested for dengue seroconversion among 104 Israeli young adults who traveled to tropical countries for at least 3 months. Seven (6. 7%) seroconverted during travel; four (3.8%) had immunoglobulin (Ig) M antibodies; one was symptomatic with borderline IgM and a rise in IgG; two others (1.9%) had a rise in IgG titers, without detectable IgM. All four IgM-positive patients had traveled to Southeast Asia.