Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (Jan 2000)

First isolation of dengue 1 virus from Aedes aegypti in Federal District, Brazil

  • Dégallier Nicolas,
  • Teixeira José Marcus S.,
  • Vilarinhos Paulo de Tarso R.,
  • Pinto Santuzza C.F.,
  • Pereira Regilene D.

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 33, no. 1
pp. 95 – 96

Abstract

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Dengue is present in the Federal District since 1991 and virological studies of the vector began in 1998. Two strains of DEN1 were isolated from 9 pools of female Aedes aegypti (78 mosq.), collected in April in Gama county, where the Breteau index was 5.4, and 32 autochtonous human cases were notified.

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