Simultaneous circulation of all four dengue serotypes in Manaus, State of Amazonas, Brazil in 2011
INTRODUCTION: Manaus, the capital city of the state of Amazon with nearly 2 million inhabitants, is located in the middle of the Amazon rain forest and has suffered dengue outbreaks since 1998. METHODS: In this study, blood samples were investigated using reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), aimed at identifying dengue virus serotypes. RESULTS: Acute phase sera from 432 patients were tested for the presence of dengue virus. Out of the 432 patients, 137 (31.3%) were found to be positive. All the four dengue virus serotypes were observed. CONCLUSIONS: The simultaneous circulation of the four dengue serotypes is described for the first time in Manaus and in Brazil.
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Main Authors: | Bastos,Michele de Souza, Figueiredo,Regina Maria Pinto de, Ramasawmy,Rajendranath, Itapirema,Evaulino, Gimaque,João Bosco Lima, Santos,Lucilaide Oliveira, Figueiredo,Luiz Tadeu Moraes, Mourão,Maria Paula Gomes |
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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT
2012
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Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822012000300022 |
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