Concurrent infection with dengue virus type-2 and DENV-3 in a patient from Ceará, Brazil
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
; 101(8): 925-928, Dec. 2006. ilus
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ABSTRACT
Dengue outbreaks have occurred in several regions in Brazil and cocirculating dengue virus type 1 (DENV-1), DENV-2, and DENV-3 have been frequently observed. Dual infection by DENV-2 and DENV-3 was identified by type-specific indirect immunofluorescence assay and confirmed by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction in a patient in Ceará with a mild disease. This is the first documented case of simultaneous infection with DENV-2 and DENV-3 in Brazil. Sequencing confirmed DENV-2 and DENV-3 (South-East/American) genotype III and (SriLanka/India), genotype III respectively.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Dengue
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Vírus da Dengue
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA TROPICAL
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PARASITOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Article
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Project document
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Brasil