Dengue epidemic in Belém, Pará, Brazil, 1996-97

Dengue epidemic in Belém, Pará, Brazil, 1996-97

We describe clinical and epidemiologic findings during the first epidemic of dengue fever in Belém, Pará State, Brazil, in 1996-97. Of 40,237 serum samples, 17,440 (43%) were positive for dengue by virus isolation or serologic testing. No hemorrhagic cases or deaths were reported. Mycobacterium tube...

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Veröffentlicht in:Emerging infectious diseases 2000-05, Vol.6 (3), p.298-301
Hauptverfasser: Trravassos da Rosa, A P, Vasconcelos, P F, Travassos Da Rosa, E S, Rodrigues, S G, Mondet, B, Cruz, A C, Sousa, M R, Travassos Da Rosa, J F
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Sprache:eng
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Adolescent
Adult
Ae. Aegypti
Analysis
Antibodies, Viral - blood
Belém
Brazil
Brazil - epidemiology
Causes of
Child
Child, Preschool
Dengue
Dengue - epidemiology
Dengue - pathology
Dengue - virology
Dengue Virus - immunology
Dengue Virus - isolation & purification
Disease Outbreaks
Female
Hemorrhage
Humans
Instituto Evandro Chagas
Male
Middle Aged
Observational studies
Serology
Virus research
virus transmission
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Zusammenfassung:We describe clinical and epidemiologic findings during the first epidemic of dengue fever in Belém, Pará State, Brazil, in 1996-97. Of 40,237 serum samples, 17,440 (43%) were positive for dengue by virus isolation or serologic testing. No hemorrhagic cases or deaths were reported. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid0603.000311