New evidence of the development of dengue hemorrhagic fever during the dengue 3 epidemic in Cuba

For the first time this paper defines some of the factors involved in the development of dengue hemorrhagic fever during the dengue-3 epidemic in Cuba. The secondary infection is confirmed to be the most important risk factor in that epidemic, after 24 years of the primary infection with dengue-1, i...

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Main Authors: Mayling Álvarez, MariaG Guzmán, Alequis Pavón-Oro, Lídice Bernardo, Rosmari Rodríguez, Luis Morier, Susana Vázquez, Gustavo Kourí
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elfos Scientiae
Series:Biotecnología Aplicada
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Online Access:http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1027-28522009000100011&lng=en&tlng=en