title: [Dengue epidemic in Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil: a preliminary note].
abstract: A preliminary note on an outbreak of dengue which occurred in the city of Ribeirão Preto, State of S. Paulo, Brazil, from November 1990 to March 1991, is given. One case of Level II Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever/Dengue Shock Syndrome (DHF/DSS) and two deaths associated with dengue related shock are described. Clinicians and epidemiologists are alerted to the possibility of sporadic DHF/DSS cases during outbreaks of classical dengue in formerly free areas.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Pontes
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Dal Fabbro
authors.forename: G de M
authors.initials: Gde M
authors.lastname: Rocha
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Santiago
authors.forename: L T
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Figueiredo
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Castro e Silva
authors.forename: V D
authors.initials: VD
authors.lastname: Garotti
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Pintyá
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D003715:Dengue / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006801:Humans
vernacular_title: Epidemia de dengue em Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil: nota prévia.