Laboratory surveillance of dengue in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, from 2007 to 2013.

BACKGROUND: According to official records, dengue was introduced in Brazil in the 80's; since then several epidemics have occurred. Meanwhile, in Rio Grande do Sul (RS, Southern Brazil) the first autochthonous case occurred only in 2007. METHODOLOGY AND PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: In this study we repo...

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Main Authors: Gabriela Luchiari Tumioto, Tatiana Schäffer Gregianini, Bibiana Paula Dambros, Beatriz Carneiro Cestari, Zenaida Marion Alves Nunes, Ana Beatriz Gorini Veiga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4130601?pdf=render