Dengue viruses activity in Piauí, Brazil
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
; 98(8): 1021-1023, Dec. 2003. graf
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em En
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| ID: lil-355746
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ABSTRACT
The present paper reports a laboratory investigation performed between the years of 2000 and 2002 to stydy a virological surveillance program introduced in the state of Piauí to support an epidemiological survey of the disease. Dengue virus type 3 (DENV-3) existence in the state was detected in May 2002 when a high number of dengue cases due to DENV-1 and DENV-2 were reported. An assessment on the population knowledge about the disease and its transmission showed that almost 50 percent of the population were still unaware of the epidemiological features of dengue.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Dengue
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Vírus da Dengue
Tipo de estudo:
Qualitative_research
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged80
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA TROPICAL
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PARASITOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Brasil