Dengue: clinical forms and risk groups in a high incidence city in the southeastern region of Brazil Dengue: formas clínicas e grupos de risco em município de alta incidência do sudeste do Brasil

Dengue: clinical forms and risk groups in a high incidence city in the southeastern region of Brazil Dengue: formas clínicas e grupos de risco em município de alta incidência do sudeste do Brasil

INTRODUCTION: The article describes the epidemiologic profile of dengue cases in Vitória, the capital of Espírito Santo, Brazil, from 2000 to 2009, aimed at identifying risk groups regarding the incidence and severity of the disease. METHODS: Confirmed cases of dengue among city residents during ten...

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Main Authors: Ivana Macedo Cardoso, Aline de Souza Areias Cabidelle, Patrícia de Castro e Leão Borges, Carolina Ferreira Lang, Fabrício Greco Calenti, Larissa de Oliveira Nogueira, Aloisio Falqueto, Crispim Cerutti Junior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2011-08-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Febre da dengue
Febre hemorrágica da dengue
Fatores de risco
Dengue fever
Dengue hemorrhagic fever
Risk factors
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