An outbreak of dengue virus at Rio de Janeiro--1986.

Authors
Category Primary study
JournalMemorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Year 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 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).
Epistemonikos ID: c1ce7b1b35ee01ef5cd7b4d047b60223d9301a0f
First added on: Aug 31, 2024