Volume 9, Number 4—April 2003
Research
Dengue Fever in Travelers to the Tropics, 1998 and 1999
Table 2
Geographic area of DF infection, Swedish travelers to these countries, DF risk, and number of cases and incidence of DF/DHF per 100,000 inhabitantsa,b
| Geographic area of infectionc | Dengue patients | Estimate of all Swedish travelers | DF risk/100,000 travelers | DF/DHF cases reported to WHO in 1998 | DF/DHF incidence rate/100,000/yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India with its neighboring countriesd |
7 |
12,000 |
58 |
707 |
<1 |
| Malay Peninsulae |
79 |
264,000 |
30 |
158,901 |
180 |
| China |
0 |
32,000 |
0 |
15 |
<1 |
| The rest of Asia, excluding Japanf |
3 |
33,000 |
9 |
181,847 |
130 |
| Australia and Pacific Islandsg |
7 |
103,000 |
7 |
132,126 |
40 |
| Caribbean Islands |
4 |
165,000 |
2 |
24,545 |
121 |
| Central America |
3 |
55,000 |
5 |
67,403 |
49 |
| South America |
1 |
54,000 |
2 |
641,299 |
217 |
| West Africah |
0 |
16,000 |
0 |
No data |
No data |
| East Africai |
1 |
17,000 |
6 |
No data |
No data |
| South Africaj |
0 |
38,000 |
0 |
No data |
No data |
| Total | 105 | 789,000 | 13 | 1,203,831 | 37 |
aDF, dengue fever; DHF, dengue hemorrhagic fever; WHO, World Health Organization.
bAs reported to WHO. Data are combined figures for 1998 and 1999, except for information from the WHO report, which covers 1998 (11). The DF/DHF incidence calculations are based only on those countries in the regions reporting DF/DHF cases to WHO.
cCategorized according to the Åre database.
dIndia, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka.
eMalaysia, Singapore, Thailand.
fBrunei, Cambodia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Maldives, Myanmar (Burma), North Korea, South Korea, Taiwan, Viet Nam.
gAustralia, Indonesia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, and other Pacific islands.
hBenin, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, The Gambias, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde, Liberia, Mali, Mauretania.
iEthiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania.
jAngola, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mocambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
