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Challenges encountered using standard vector control measures for dengue in Boa Vista, Brazil
24 Jul 2014
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PROBLEM: In 2010, dengue virus (DENV) serotype-4 was detected during a dengue outbreak in the Amazonian city of Boa Vista. At that time Brazil was already endemic for DENV-1, DENV-2 and DENV-3. This was the first time DENV-4 was observed in the country after it was initially detected and eliminated in 1981. APPROACH: To hinder the spread of DENV-4 throughout Brazil, standard vector control measures were...
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