Detection of dengue virus serotype 3 by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction in Aedes aegypti (Diptera, Culicidae) captured in Manaus, Amazonas

The detection of dengue virus serotypes from Aedes aegypti in Manaus, state of Amazonas was carried out using the reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction technique. Fourteen pools out 82 (17.1%) were positive for DENV3, providing a minimal infection rate of 2.1% of all analyzed infected female specimens of three different areas of the city.

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Main Authors: Pinheiro,Valéria CS, Tadei,Wanderli P, Barros,Patrícia MSS, Vasconcelos,Pedro FC, Cruz,Ana Cecília R
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2005
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762005000800003
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