Cases of the mosquito-borne illness dengue are typically seen in the tropics, but with the changing climate that may be changing.
at a meeting of a European medical association about a British woman who contracted dengue in September on a trip to Nice, France.
The woman, aged 44, had fevers, headache behind the eyes, muscle pain and a blanching, widespread erythematous rash for about three days before she sought medical attention. She had returned to the United Kingdom the day before her symptoms started after visiting family in the south of France. The family she had been staying with had all been unwell with the same symptoms.in the United Kingdom, doctors sent an urgent sample to the U.K.'s Rare Imported Pathogens Laboratory .
from the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, in London."Surveillance and reporting mechanisms are important in ensuring we have an accurate understanding of dengue spread."
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