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Re-emergence of dengue virus in regional Queensland: 2019 dengue virus outbreak in Rockhampton, Central Queensland, Australia

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Walker, Jacina, Pyke, Alyssa, Florian, Paul, Moore, Fred, Smoll, Nicolas, Adegbija, Odewumi, Khan, Arifuzzaman, Hasan, Rashidul, Carroll, Heidi, Harris, Rachael Rodney, Khandaker, Gulam·2021·Communicable Diseases Intelligence
DOI 10.33321/cdi.2021.45.31
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Objective(s): To describe an autochthonous dengue virus type 2 (DENV-2) outbreak in Central Queensland from May 2019 and subsequent public health actions. Design and setting: Public health outbreak investigation of locally acquired DENV-2 cases in Rockhampton, Central Queensland. This included laboratory investigations, associated mosquito vector surveillance, and control measures implemented in response to the outbreak. Results: Twenty-one locally-acquired DENV-2 cases were identified during the Rockhampton outbreak (from 23 May to 7 October 2019): 13 laboratory-confirmed and eight probable cases. Clinical symptoms included lethargy (100%); fever (95%); headache (95%); and aches and pains (90%). Inspections of premises demonstrated that Aedes aegypti was present in 9.5% of those investigated which was more than half of the premises identified as containing mosquitoes. Nucleotide sequencing of a DENV-2 isolate recovered from the first confirmed case and DENV-2 RNA from an additional 5 patients indicated a single DENV-2 strain was responsible for the outbreak which was most closely related to DENV-2 strains from Southeast Asia. Conclusions: The 2019 DENV-2 outbreak in Rockhampton, Central Queensland, Australia, likely resulted from the importation of a strain, most closely related to DENV-2 strains from Southeast Asia and is the first reported outbreak in the region specifically implicating DENV-2. Given the presence of Aedes aegypti in Rockhampton, appropriate medical and mosquito avoidance advice; ongoing surveillance; and deployment of mosquito control strategies for the prevention of dengue and other mosquito-borne diseases should be priorities for this region.

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Authors
Walker, J., Pyke, A., Florian, P., Moore, F., Smoll, N., Adegbija, O., Khan, A., Hasan, R., Carroll, H., Harris, R. R., & Khandaker, G.
Affiliations
  • Australian National University (AU)
  • Public Health Virology Laboratory, Forensic and Scientific Services, Coopers Plains, Queensland, Australia
  • Central Queensland Hospital and Health Service (AU)
  • Central Queensland University (AU)
  • Queensland Health (AU)
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Venue
Communicable Diseases Intelligence
Publisher
Australian Centre for Disease Control
Published
2021-06-15
Volume
45
ISSN
  • 0725-3141 (ISSN-L)
  • 2209-6051
DOI
10.33321/cdi.2021.45.31
OpenAlex
W3171514780
Cited by
8
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2025: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 1
FWCI
1.52
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Communicable Diseases Intelligence (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Queensland Health
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Dengue and Mosquito Control Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Viral Infections and Vectors
Keywords
dengue virus type 2, dengue outbreak, autochthonous transmission, Aedes aegypti, mosquito vector surveillance, mosquito control, mosquito-borne diseases, Rockhampton, Central Queensland, outbreak response
MeSH terms
Animals, Australia, Dengue, Dengue Virus, Disease Outbreaks, Humans, Queensland

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Walker, J., Pyke, A., Florian, P., Moore, F., Smoll, N., Adegbija, O., Khan, A., Hasan, R., Carroll, H., Harris, R. R., & Khandaker, G. (2021). Re-emergence of dengue virus in regional Queensland: 2019 dengue virus outbreak in Rockhampton, Central Queensland, Australia. Communicable Diseases Intelligence. https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2021.45.31