Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (May 1999)

Dengue in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1986-1998

  • Rita Maria R Nogueira,
  • Marize P Miagostovich,
  • Hermann G Schatzmayr,
  • Flávia B dos Santos,
  • Eliane S M de Araújo,
  • Ana Maria B de Filippis,
  • Rogério V de Souza,
  • Sonia Maris O Zagne,
  • Cecília Nicolai,
  • Mary Baran,
  • Gualberto Teixeira Filho

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/S0074-02761999000300004
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 94, no. 3
pp. 297 – 304

Abstract

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This paper presents epidemiological, laboratory, and clinical data on 12 years of dengue virus activity in the State of Rio de Janeiro from the time the disease was first confirmed virologically in April 1986 through April 1998. DEN-1 and DEN-2 viruses are the serotypes circulating in the state and were responsible for the epidemics reported during the last 12 years. The results published here show both the impact of dengue virus infections on the population and laboratory advances that have improved dengue diagnosis.

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