Dengue-1 Virus Isolation during First Dengue Fever Outbreak on Easter Island, Chile

Dengue virus was detected for the first time in Chile, in an outbreak of dengue fever on Easter Island. The virus was isolated in tissue culture and characterized by reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction as being dengue type 1.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Cecilia Perret, Katia Abarca, Jimena Ovalle, Pablo Ferrer, Paula Godoy, Andrea Olea, Ximena Aguilera, Marcela Ferrés
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2003-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/11/02-0788_article