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

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 notifi...

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Main Authors: Dégallier Nicolas, Teixeira José Marcus S., Vilarinhos Paulo de Tarso R., Pinto Santuzza C.F., Pereira Regilene D.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Spanish
Portuguese
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2000
Subjects:
Isolation
DEN1
Aedes aegypti
Federal District
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Arctic
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/1aa167736ed74cd4ac234edd765994c5
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Summary: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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