Dengue epidemic in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: virological and epidemiological aspects
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
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35(2): 149-154, Mar.-Apr. 1993.
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em Inglês
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RESUMO
Laboratory studies were carried out on 3178 patients with signs and symptoms suggestive of dengue infection from April 1986 to December 1987 in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The epidemic had two peaks following the first virus isolation and affected the inhabitants of 17 counties. Both sex and all age groups were affected. Dengue virus type 1 was isolated from 1039 sera and the number of confirmed cases was increased to 1874 (59) by MAC-ELISA. Isolation rate confirmed cases reached 80 in the specimens obtained until the 4th day after the onset of disease and viraemia ranged from 10(3.0) to 10(8.5) TCID50/ml.
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Assunto principal:
Dengue
Limite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Criança
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Criança, pré-escolar
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Lactente
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Masculino
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Recém-Nascido
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
Assunto da revista:
Medicina Tropical
Ano de publicação:
1993
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz/BR
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz/BR
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Universidade Federal Fluminense/BR
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