Dengue in Nicaragua, 1994: reintroduction of serotype 3 in the Americas

• Published in: Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
• Main Authors: María G. Guzmán, Susana Vázquez, Eric Martínez, Mayling Álvarez, Rosmary Rodríguez, Gustavo Kourí, José de los Reyes, Francisco Acevedo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Spanish; Portuguese
• Published: Pan American Health Organization 1997
• Subjects: Medicine; R; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Grim
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/s1020-49891997000300005; https://doaj.org/article/cad16459ec804e0c802e06f013f0b63b

The principal aim of the report presented here is to describe the reappearance of dengue serotype 3 in the Americas, following a 17-year absence, through the recent experience of Nicaragua. In all, 356 serum samples obtained through Nicaragua's dengue monitoring system in October 1994 during an...