Prospective birth cohort in a hyperendemic dengue area in Northeast Brazil: methods and preliminary results

Abstract Dengue cases have increased in younger age groups in Brazil. Maternal anti-dengue antibodies can have a protective effect in the first months of life, but their decline can increase the risk of severe dengue. A prospective birth cohort was established in 2011-2012 in the city of Recife, Per...

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Main Authors: Cynthia Braga, Maria de Fátima Pessoa Militão de Albuquerque, Marli Tenório Cordeiro, Priscila M. S. Castanha, Anita Ramesh, Neal Alexander, Maria Júlia G. de Mello, Ernesto T. A. Marques Jr, Celina M. Turchi Martelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2016-01-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2016000100601&lng=en&tlng=en