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Identification of dengue viruses in naturally infected Aedes aegypti females captured with BioGents (BG)-Sentinel traps in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - 1 Jan 2000
Figueiredo Regina Maria Pinto de, Mourão Maria Paula Gomes, Abi-Abib Yasmin Emile Conte, Oliveira Cintia Mara de, Roque Rosemary, Azara Tatiana de, Ohly Jorg, Degener Carolin, Geier Martin, Eiras Alvaro Eduardo
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: In Manaus, the first autochthonous cases of dengue fever were registered in 1998. Since then, dengue cases were diagnosed by the isolation of viruses 1, 2, 3, and 4. METHODS: One hundred eighty-seven mosquitoes were collected with BioGents (BG)-Sentinel traps in 15 urban residential areas in the Northern Zone of Manaus and processed by molecular tests. RESULTS: Infections with dengue viruses 1, 2,...
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