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Concurrent infection with dengue virus type-2 and DENV-3 in a patient from Ceará, Brazil
Araújo, Fernanda Montenegro de Carvalho; Nogueira, Rita Maria Ribeiro; Araújo, Josélio Maria Galvao de; Ramalho, Izabel Letícia Cavalcante; Roriz, Maria Lucia Feitosa de Sá; Melo, Maria Elizabeth Lisboa de; Coelho, Ivo Castelo Branco.
Affiliation
  • Araújo, Fernanda Montenegro de Carvalho; Central de Saúde Pública do Ceará. Fortaleza. BR
  • Nogueira, Rita Maria Ribeiro; Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Flavivirus. Rio de Janeiro. BR
  • Araújo, Josélio Maria Galvao de; Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Flavivirus. Rio de Janeiro. BR
  • Ramalho, Izabel Letícia Cavalcante; Central de Saúde Pública do Ceará. Fortaleza. BR
  • Roriz, Maria Lucia Feitosa de Sá; Central de Saúde Pública do Ceará. Fortaleza. BR
  • Melo, Maria Elizabeth Lisboa de; Central de Saúde Pública do Ceará. Fortaleza. BR
  • Coelho, Ivo Castelo Branco; Universidade Federal do Ceará. Fortaleza. BR
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz ; 101(8): 925-928, Dec. 2006. ilus
Article in En | LILACS | ID: lil-440583
Responsible library: BR1.1
ABSTRACT
Dengue outbreaks have occurred in several regions in Brazil and cocirculating dengue virus type 1 (DENV-1), DENV-2, and DENV-3 have been frequently observed. Dual infection by DENV-2 and DENV-3 was identified by type-specific indirect immunofluorescence assay and confirmed by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction in a patient in Ceará with a mild disease. This is the first documented case of simultaneous infection with DENV-2 and DENV-3 in Brazil. Sequencing confirmed DENV-2 and DENV-3 (South-East/American) genotype III and (SriLanka/India), genotype III respectively.
Subject(s)
Full text: 1 Index: LILACS Main subject: Dengue / Dengue Virus Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Prognostic_studies Limits: Adult / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: America do sul / Brasil Language: En Journal: Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz Journal subject: MEDICINA TROPICAL / PARASITOLOGIA Year: 2006 Type: Article / Project document
Full text: 1 Index: LILACS Main subject: Dengue / Dengue Virus Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Prognostic_studies Limits: Adult / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: America do sul / Brasil Language: En Journal: Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz Journal subject: MEDICINA TROPICAL / PARASITOLOGIA Year: 2006 Type: Article / Project document