An outbreak of dengue virus at Rio de Janeiro - 1986
Dengue virus type 1 has been isolated in Aedes albopictus cell strain, from sera of patients living in the Nova Iguaçu county, by Rio de Janeiro. The clinical picture was characterized by fever, headache, retrobulbar pain, backache, pains in the muscles and the joints and prostration. Studies in pai...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
1986-06-01
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| Series: | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761986000200019 |
| Summary: | Dengue virus type 1 has been isolated in Aedes albopictus cell strain, from sera of patients living in the Nova Iguaçu county, by Rio de Janeiro. The clinical picture was characterized by fever, headache, retrobulbar pain, backache, pains in the muscles and the joints and prostration. Studies in paired sera confirmed the presence of recent infection by dengue virus type 1. The outbreak reached adjacent areas, including Rio de Janeiro city (May, 1986).<br>Vírus dengue tipo 1 foi isolado em cultura de células de Aedes albopictus, do soro de pacientes oriundos no município de Nova Iguaçu, RJ. O quadro clínico caracterizou-se por febre, cefaléia, dor retro-orbitária, mialgias, articulares e prostração. A análise de soros pareados confirmou a presença de infecção recente por dengue tipo 1. A epidemia expandiu-se para áreas próximas, inclusive a cidade do Rio de Janeiro (maio, 1986). |
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| ISSN: | 0074-0276 1678-8060 |