First isolation of dengue 1 virus from Aedes aegypti in Federal District, Brazil

First isolation of dengue 1 virus from Aedes aegypti in Federal District, Brazil

Dengue is present in the Federal District since 1991 and virological studies of the vector began in 1998. Two strains of DEN1 were isolated from 9 pools of female Aedes aegypti (78 mosq.), collected in April in Gama county, where the Breteau index was 5.4, and 32 autochtonous human cases were notifi...

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Main Authors: Dégallier Nicolas, Teixeira José Marcus S., Vilarinhos Paulo de Tarso R., Pinto Santuzza C.F., Pereira Regilene D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2000-01-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Isolation
DEN1
Aedes aegypti
Federal District
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822000000100016

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