Dengue 3 epidemic, Havana, 2001.
In June 2001, dengue transmission was detected in Havana, Cuba; 12,889 cases were reported. Dengue 3, the etiologic agent of the epidemic, caused the dengue hemorrhagic fever only in adults, with 78 cases and 3 deaths. After intensive vector control efforts, no new cases have been detected.
Peláez
Otto
O
Centro Provincial de Higiene y Epidemiología de Ciudad Habana, Habana, Cuba.
Guzmán
María G
MG
Kourí
Gustavo
G
Pérez
Raúl
R
San Martín
José L
JL
Vázquez
Susana
S
Rosario
Delfina
D
Mora
Regla
R
Quintana
Ibrahim
I
Bisset
Juan
J
Cancio
Reynel
R
Masa
Ana M
AM
Castro
Osvaldo
O
González
Daniel
D
Avila
Luis C
LC
Rodríguez
Rosmari
R
Alvarez
Mayling
M
Pelegrino
Jose L
JL
Bernardo
Lídice
L
Prado
Irina
I
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003462:Cuba / Q000453:epidemiology; D003715:Dengue / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors