Dengue infection in Paracambi, State of Rio de Janeiro, 1990-1995.

Authors :: da Cunha RV
Maspero RC
Miagostovich MP
de Araújo ES
Luz Dda C
Nogueira RM
Schatzmayr HG
Source :: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical [Rev Soc Bras Med Trop] 1997 Sep-Oct; Vol. 30 (5), pp. 379-83.
Publication Year :: 1997
Abstract: A seroepidemiological survey was carried out during 1994 in the municipality of Paracambi, state of Rio de Janeiro. Haemagglutination inhibition test positivity was detected in 145 out of 370 (39.2%) schoolchildren. The frequency of positive test by sex was 53.8% (78/145) female and 46.2% (67/145) male. Distribution by age showed the increasing of antibody positivity in older children. Strains of dengue virus type 1 and dengue virus type 2 were isolated before (1990) showing the co-circulation of both serotypes in that area. The house index infestation of Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti has been determined.