title: [Outbreak of dengue in San Jose of Guaribe, Venezuela. Preliminary report].
abstract: An outbreak of dengue in the Municipality San José of Guaribe, Guarico State about the middle of September and to beginning October 1990 is reported. A total 97 cases without death and the serologic study in a population sample showed type 2 virus. The quick intervention, the effectiveness of the measures of control, one attention medical opportune and the early serologic diagnostic to contribute of the outbreak control. This is the first description of a dengue outbreak in the Guarico State, Venezuela.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Endemias Rurales, Zona XIII de Malariología, Demarcación Tumeremo, Estado Bolívar, Venezuela.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Caraballo
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hernández
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003715:Dengue / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D014687:Venezuela / Q000453:epidemiology
vernacular_title: Brote de dengue en San Jose de Guaribe, Venezuela. Reporte preliminar.