Dengue epidemic in Belém, Pará, Brazil, 1996-97.
We describe clinical and epidemiologic findings during the first epidemic of dengue fever in Belém, Pará State, Brazil, in 1996-97. Of 40,237 serum samples, 17,440 (43%) were positive for dengue by virus isolation or serologic testing. No hemorrhagic cases or deaths were reported. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Trravassos da Rosa
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Instituto Evandro Chagas, Belém, Pará, Brazil. pedrovasconcelos@iec.pa.gov.br
Vasconcelos
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Travassos Da Rosa
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Rodrigues
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Mondet
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Cruz
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Sousa
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Travassos Da Rosa
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003715:Dengue / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D003716:Dengue Virus / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D000914:Antibodies, Viral