An outbreak of dengue virus at Rio de Janeiro - 1986


Autoria(s): Schatzmayr,Hermann G.; Nogueira,Rita Maria R.; Rosa,Amélia P. A. Travassos da
Data(s)

01/06/1986

Resumo

Dengue virus type 1 has been isolated in Aedes albopictus cell strain, from sera of patients living in the Nova Iguaçu county, by Rio de Janeiro. The clinical picture was characterized by fever, headache, retrobulbar pain, backache, pains in the muscles and the joints and prostration. Studies in paired sera confirmed the presence of recent infection by dengue virus type 1. The outbreak reached adjacent areas, including Rio de Janeiro city (May, 1986).

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http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761986000200019

Idioma(s)

en

Publicador

Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde

Fonte

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz v.81 n.2 1986

Palavras-Chave #dengue virus #dengue outbreak
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journal article