Dengue and dengue hemorrhagic fever in the State of Pernambuco, 1995-2006 Dengue e febre hemorrágica do dengue no Estado de Pernambuco, 1995-2006

In Pernambuco, the first dengue cases occurred in 1987. After a seven-year interval without autochthonous cases, a new epidemic occurred in 1995. Important aspects of the dengue epidemics during the period 1995-2006 have been analyzed here, using epidemiological, clinical and laboratory data. A tota...

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Main Authors: Marli Tenório Cordeiro, Hermann Gonçalves Schatzmayr, Rita Maria Ribeiro Nogueira, Valdete Felix de Oliveira, Wellinton Tavares de Melo, Eduardo Freese de Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2007-12-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822007000600001