Dengue type 2 outbreak in the south of the State of Bahia, Brazil: laboratorial and epidemiological studies Surto de dengue tipo-2 no sul do estado da Bahia, Brasil: estudos laboratoriais e epidêmicos
During March 1994 cases of a exanthematic acute disease were reported in the municipalities of Itagemirim, Eunápolis and Belmonte, state of Bahia. Dengue fever was confirmed by serology (MAC-ELISA) and by dengue virus type 2 isolation, genotype Jamaica. Signs and symptoms of classic dengue fever wer...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:8161bcbd3b2641538b309e2061d129cb 2024-09-09T19:27:03+00:00 Dengue type 2 outbreak in the south of the State of Bahia, Brazil: laboratorial and epidemiological studies Surto de dengue tipo-2 no sul do estado da Bahia, Brasil: estudos laboratoriais e epidêmicos Rita M. R. Nogueira Marize P. Miagostovich Hermann G. Schatzmayr Gerusa C. Moraes Floriene M. A. Cardoso Janete Ferreira Vera Cerqueira Manuel Pereira 1995-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46651995000600006 https://doaj.org/article/8161bcbd3b2641538b309e2061d129cb EN eng Universidade de São Paulo (USP) http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651995000600006 https://doaj.org/toc/0036-4665 https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9946 doi:10.1590/S0036-46651995000600006 0036-4665 1678-9946 https://doaj.org/article/8161bcbd3b2641538b309e2061d129cb Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, Vol 37, Iss 6, Pp 507-510 (1995) Dengue virus type 2 Outbreak Bahia Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 article 1995 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46651995000600006 2024-08-05T17:49:30Z During March 1994 cases of a exanthematic acute disease were reported in the municipalities of Itagemirim, Eunápolis and Belmonte, state of Bahia. Dengue fever was confirmed by serology (MAC-ELISA) and by dengue virus type 2 isolation, genotype Jamaica. Signs and symptoms of classic dengue fever were observed with a high percentual of rash (73.8%) and pruritus (50.5%). Major haemorrhagic manifestations were unfrequent and only bleeding gum was reported. Dengue virus activity spreaded rapidly to important tourism counties like Porto Seguro, Ilhéus, Santa Cruz de Cabrália, Prado, Alcobaça and others, representing a risk for the spreading of dengue virus into the country and abroad. Em março de 1994, casos de uma doença exantemática foram notificados nos municípios de Itagimirim, Eunápolis e Belmonte, sul da Bahia. Infecção por dengue foi confirmada por sorologia (MAC-ELISA) e pelo isolamento de virus dengue tipo 2 (genotipo Jamaica). Sinais e sintomas de dengue clássico foram observados com um alto percentual de exantema (73,8%) e prurido (50,5%). Manifestações hemorrágicas não foram importantes e apenas casos de gengivorragia foram descritos. A atividade dos virus dengue espalhou-se rapidamente para importantes áreas de turismo da região, tais como Porto Seguro, Ilhéus, Santa Cruz de Cabrália, Prado, Alcobaça e outros, representando um risco da dispersão do virus para outras regiões do país e exterior. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo 37 6 507 510 |
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During March 1994 cases of a exanthematic acute disease were reported in the municipalities of Itagemirim, Eunápolis and Belmonte, state of Bahia. Dengue fever was confirmed by serology (MAC-ELISA) and by dengue virus type 2 isolation, genotype Jamaica. Signs and symptoms of classic dengue fever were observed with a high percentual of rash (73.8%) and pruritus (50.5%). Major haemorrhagic manifestations were unfrequent and only bleeding gum was reported. Dengue virus activity spreaded rapidly to important tourism counties like Porto Seguro, Ilhéus, Santa Cruz de Cabrália, Prado, Alcobaça and others, representing a risk for the spreading of dengue virus into the country and abroad. Em março de 1994, casos de uma doença exantemática foram notificados nos municípios de Itagimirim, Eunápolis e Belmonte, sul da Bahia. Infecção por dengue foi confirmada por sorologia (MAC-ELISA) e pelo isolamento de virus dengue tipo 2 (genotipo Jamaica). Sinais e sintomas de dengue clássico foram observados com um alto percentual de exantema (73,8%) e prurido (50,5%). Manifestações hemorrágicas não foram importantes e apenas casos de gengivorragia foram descritos. A atividade dos virus dengue espalhou-se rapidamente para importantes áreas de turismo da região, tais como Porto Seguro, Ilhéus, Santa Cruz de Cabrália, Prado, Alcobaça e outros, representando um risco da dispersão do virus para outras regiões do país e exterior. |
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Rita M. R. Nogueira Marize P. Miagostovich Hermann G. Schatzmayr Gerusa C. Moraes Floriene M. A. Cardoso Janete Ferreira Vera Cerqueira Manuel Pereira |
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Dengue type 2 outbreak in the south of the State of Bahia, Brazil: laboratorial and epidemiological studies Surto de dengue tipo-2 no sul do estado da Bahia, Brasil: estudos laboratoriais e epidêmicos |
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Dengue type 2 outbreak in the south of the State of Bahia, Brazil: laboratorial and epidemiological studies Surto de dengue tipo-2 no sul do estado da Bahia, Brasil: estudos laboratoriais e epidêmicos |
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Dengue type 2 outbreak in the south of the State of Bahia, Brazil: laboratorial and epidemiological studies Surto de dengue tipo-2 no sul do estado da Bahia, Brasil: estudos laboratoriais e epidêmicos |
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Dengue type 2 outbreak in the south of the State of Bahia, Brazil: laboratorial and epidemiological studies Surto de dengue tipo-2 no sul do estado da Bahia, Brasil: estudos laboratoriais e epidêmicos |
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Dengue type 2 outbreak in the south of the State of Bahia, Brazil: laboratorial and epidemiological studies Surto de dengue tipo-2 no sul do estado da Bahia, Brasil: estudos laboratoriais e epidêmicos |
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dengue type 2 outbreak in the south of the state of bahia, brazil: laboratorial and epidemiological studies surto de dengue tipo-2 no sul do estado da bahia, brasil: estudos laboratoriais e epidêmicos |
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