Clinical and virological descriptive study in the 2011 outbreak of dengue in the Amazonas, Brazil.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dengue is a vector-borne disease in the tropical and subtropical region of the world and is transmitted by the mosquito Aedes aegypti. In the state of Amazonas, Brazil during the 2011 outbreak of dengue all the four Dengue virus (DENV) serotypes circulating simultaneously were observed. The aim of the study was to describe the clinical epidemiology of dengue in Manaus, the capital city of the state of the Amazonas, where all the four DENV serotypes were co-circulating simultaneously.

Methodology

Patients with acute febrile illness during the 2011 outbreak of dengue, enrolled at the Fundação de Medicina Tropical Dr. Heitor Viera Dourado (FMT-HVD), a referral centre for tropical and infectious diseases in Manaus, were invited to participate in a clinical and virolog

SUBMITTER: Martins Vdo C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4076277 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature