Conditions of the household and peridomicile and severe dengue: a case–control study in Brazil

Introduction: The potential influence of high-vector-density environments where people are supposedly more exposed to mosquito bites may have a relation to the clinical severity of dengue fever, an association that has been poorly discussed in the literature. Objective: This study aimed at analyzing...

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Main Authors: Gerusa Gibson, Reinaldo Souza-Santos, Nildimar Alves Honório, Antonio Guilherme Pacheco, Milton Ozório Moraes, Claire Kubelka, Patrícia Brasil, Oswaldo Cruz, Marilia Sá Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2014-03-01
Series:Infection Ecology & Epidemiology
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Online Access:http://www.infectionecologyandepidemiology.net/index.php/iee/article/download/22110/pdf_1