Dengue infection in Paracambi, State of Rio de Janeiro, 1990-1995

A seroepidemiological survey was carried out during 1994 in the municipality of Paracambi, state of Rio de Janeiro. Haemagglutination inhibition test positivity was detected in 145 out of 370 (39.2%) schoolchildren. The frequency of positive test by sex was 53.8% (78/145) female and 46.2% (67/145) m...

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Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 1997-10, Vol.30 (5), p.379-383
Main Authors: da Cunha, R V, Maspero, R C, Miagostovich, M P, de Araújo, E S, Luz, D da C, Nogueira, R M, Schatzmayr, H G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Aedes
Age Distribution
Animals
Antibodies, Viral - blood
Anticorpos Inibidores da Hemaglutinação
Aquatic insects
Brazil - epidemiology
Child
Child, Preschool
Dengue - epidemiology
Dengue - immunology
Dengue - transmission
Dengue virus
Dengue Virus - immunology
Female
HAI antibodies
Humans
Inquérito Soroepidemiológico
Insect Vectors
Male
Population
Prevalence
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Seroepidemiological survey
Sex Distribution
TROPICAL MEDICINE
Vector-borne diseases
Vírus Dengue
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Summary:A seroepidemiological survey was carried out during 1994 in the municipality of Paracambi, state of Rio de Janeiro. Haemagglutination inhibition test positivity was detected in 145 out of 370 (39.2%) schoolchildren. The frequency of positive test by sex was 53.8% (78/145) female and 46.2% (67/145) male. Distribution by age showed the increasing of antibody positivity in older children. Strains of dengue virus type 1 and dengue virus type 2 were isolated before (1990) showing the co-circulation of both serotypes in that area. The house index infestation of Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti has been determined.
ISSN:0037-8682
1678-9849
0037-8682
1678-9849
DOI:10.1590/s0037-86821997000500005