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8731265

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-12-5
pubmed:abstractText
A seroepidemiologic survey was carried out in schoolchildren from public schools of the Niterói municipality, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, after a period of sequential epidemics by dengue virus type 1 and 2 (DEN-1 and DEN-2). 450 blood samples were obtained by fingertip puncture and collected on filter paper discs. The hemagglutination inhibition (HAI) test was carried out using DEN-1 and DEN-2 antigens. HAI titres were demonstrated in 66% (297/450) of the sera and the geometric means of the titres were 1/182 and 1/71 for DEN-1 and DEN-2, respectively. Secondary infections were observed in 61% (181/297) of positive cases. Among these, 75% (135/181) were under fifteen years old. No dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF) was reported in these children. Asymptomatic or oligosymptomatic infections were detected in 56% of the studied population. The absolute and relative frequencies of positive tests by age group and sex did not evidence statistically significant difference. The number of individuals infected probably produced a immunologic barrier responsible for the non occurrence of dengue epidemic in the latter years.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0036-4665
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
37
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
517-21
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Secondary dengue infection in schoolchildren in a dengue endemic area in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
pubmed:affiliation
Departamento de Clínica Médica, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't