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Versión en inglés se publica en el Bull. Pan Am. Health Organ. Vol. 26. No. 3, 1992
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Dengue , Controle de Mosquitos , Peru , Surtos de Doenças , Vírus da DengueRESUMO
This article describes a classical dengue outbreak caused by dengue serotypes 1 and 4 that occurred from March to July 1990 in the city of Iquitos and surrounding áreas of Loreto Department in the Perúvian Amazon. Epidemiologic data indicate that more than 150,000 persons may have been affected in Iquitos alone. Another dengue outbreak occurred in Tarapoto, a city in the neighboring department of San Martin. Laboratory data indicate that the same dengue serotypes were involved in both outbreaks. No cases of dengue hemorrhagic fever/shock syndrome appear to have occurred. Prior to this outbreak, no indegenous dengue cases had been documented in Perú
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Surtos de Doenças , Dengue/epidemiologia , Controle de Mosquitos , PeruRESUMO
This article describes a classical dengue outbreak caused by dengue serotypes 1 and 4 that occurred from March to July 1990 in the city of Iquitos and surrounding areas of Loreto Department in the Peruvian Amazon. Epidemiologic data indicate that more than 150,000 persons may have been affected in Iquitos alone. Another dengue outbreak occurred in Tarapoto, a city in the neighboring department of San Martín. Laboratory data indicate that the same dengue serotypes were involved in both outbreaks. No cases of dengue hemorrhagic fever/shock syndrome appear to have occurred. Prior to this outbreak, no indegenous dengue cases had been documented in Peru