Dengue virus serotypes in children of Manaus, State of Amazonas, 2008
Introduction: Dengue is an arbovirus that continues to cause serious public health problems in tropical and sub-tropical regions of the planet. Methods: In this study, blood samples from children were investigated by RT-PCR, aimed at identifying dengue virus serotypes in Manaus, AM, in 2008 in this...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2011 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA) |
| Repositorio: | Repositório Institucional do INPA |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio:1/15157 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://repositorio.inpa.gov.br/handle/1/15157 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Blood Sampling Brasil Dengue Dengue Virus 3 Human Nonhuman Pediatrics Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction Serotyping Virus Identification Child Child, Preschool Dengue Virus Female Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Male Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction Rna, Viral Arbovirus |
| Sumario: | Introduction: Dengue is an arbovirus that continues to cause serious public health problems in tropical and sub-tropical regions of the planet. Methods: In this study, blood samples from children were investigated by RT-PCR, aimed at identifying dengue virus serotypes in Manaus, AM, in 2008 in this infant population. Results: DENV-3 was the only serotype identified. Conclusions: In this study, 83% of children examined were negative for dengue by RT-PCR, suggesting the occurrence of other febrile illnesses that need to be determined. |
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