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Case Reports
. 2001 Oct;96(7):925-6.
doi: 10.1590/s0074-02762001000700007.

Dengue virus type 3 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

R M Nogueira  1 , M P Miagostovich, A M de Filippis, M A Pereira, H G Schatzmayr
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Case Reports

Dengue virus type 3 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

R M Nogueira et al. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2001 Oct.
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Abstract

Dengue virus type 3 was isolated for the first time in the country as an indigenous case from a 40 year-old woman presenting signs and symptoms of a classical dengue fever in the municipality of Nova Iguaçu, State of Rio de Janeiro. This serotype has been associated with dengue haemorrhagic epidemics and the information could be used to implement appropriate prevention and control measures. Virological surveillance was essential in order to detected this new serotype.

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