Virus-specific differences in rates of disease during the 2010 Dengue epidemic in Puerto Rico.

Virus-specific differences in rates of disease during the 2010 Dengue epidemic in Puerto Rico.

BACKGROUND: Dengue is a potentially fatal acute febrile illness (AFI) caused by four mosquito-transmitted dengue viruses (DENV-1-4) that are endemic in Puerto Rico. In January 2010, the number of suspected dengue cases reported to the passive dengue surveillance system exceeded the epidemic threshol...

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Main Authors: Tyler M Sharp, Elizabeth Hunsperger, Gilberto A Santiago, Jorge L Muñoz-Jordan, Luis M Santiago, Aidsa Rivera, Rosa L Rodríguez-Acosta, Lorenzo Gonzalez Feliciano, Harold S Margolis, Kay M Tomashek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3617145?pdf=render

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