| seroepidemiology of dengue virus in mayotte, indian ocean, 2006. | although dengue virus (denv) circulation had been documented in neighbouring south-western indian ocean islands, its presence in mayotte is poorly characterised. to address this issue, we aimed to assess the seroprevalence of dengue igg antibodies (denv-igg ab) among the population and to investigate potential associations with individual and household characteristics. | 2010 | 21152441 |
| emergence of dengue virus serotype 3 on mayotte island, indian ocean. | a serosurvey carried out in 2006 in mayotte, a french overseas collectivity in the indian ocean, confirmed previous circulation of dengue virus (denv) on the island, but since the set up of a laboratory-based surveillance of dengue-like illness in 2007, no case of denv has been confirmed. in response to an outbreak of denv-3 on comoros islands in march 2010 surveillance of dengue-like illness in mayotte was enhanced. by september 15, 76 confirmed and 31 probable cases of denv have been identifie ... | 2011 | 22066303 |