Detection of dengue virus serotype 3 by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction in Aedes aegypti (Diptera, Culicidae) captured in Manaus, Amazonas


Autoria(s): Pinheiro,Valéria CS; Tadei,Wanderli P; Barros,Patrícia MSS; Vasconcelos,Pedro FC; Cruz,Ana Cecília R
Data(s)

01/12/2005

Resumo

The detection of dengue virus serotypes from Aedes aegypti in Manaus, state of Amazonas was carried out using the reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction technique. Fourteen pools out 82 (17.1%) were positive for DENV3, providing a minimal infection rate of 2.1% of all analyzed infected female specimens of three different areas of the city.

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http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762005000800003

Idioma(s)

en

Publicador

Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde

Fonte

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz v.100 n.8 2005

Palavras-Chave #Aedes aegypti #reverse transcription #polymerase chain reaction #dengue serotypes #virus isolation #Manaus #Brazil
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journal article