Detection of dengue virus serotype 3 by reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction in Aedes aegypti (Diptera, Culicidae) captured in Manaus, Amazonas
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
; 100(8): 833-839, Dec. 2005. ilus, mapas, tab
Article
in English
| LILACS
| ID: lil-419948
Responsible library:
BR1.1
ABSTRACT
The detection of dengue virus serotypes from Aedes aegypti in Manaus, state of Amazonas was carried out using the reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction technique. Fourteen pools out 82 (17.1 percent) were positive for DENV3, providing a minimal infection rate of 2.1 percent of all analyzed infected female specimens of three different areas of the city.
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Collection:
International databases
Health context:
Neglected Diseases
Health problem:
Dengue
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Neglected Diseases
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Aedes
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Dengue Virus
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Insect Vectors
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
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Parasitology
Year:
2005
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Instituto Evandro Chagas/BR
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Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia/BR
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Universidade Estadual do Maranhão/BR