Dengue virus type 3 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
;
96(7): 925-926, Oct. 2001. ilus
Article
in English
| LILACS
| ID: lil-298896
RESUMO
Dengue virus type 3 was isolated for the first time in the country as an indigenous case from a 40 year-old woman presenting signs and symptoms of a classical dengue fever in the municipality of Nova Iguaçu, State of Rio de Janeiro. This serotype has been associated with dengue haemorrhagic epidemics and the information could be used to implement appropriate prevention and control measures. Virological surveillance was essential in order to detected this new serotype
Full text:
Available
Index:
LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Dengue
/
Dengue Virus
Limits:
Adult
/
Female
/
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
South America
/
Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
/
Parasitology
Year:
2001
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Fiocruz/BR
/
Secretaria de Saúde de Nova Iguaçu/BR
Similar
MEDLINE
...
LILACS
LIS