Sequential Episodes of Dengue—Puerto Rico, 2005–2010

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• Alternative Title:
  Am J Trop Med Hyg
• Personal Author:
  Sharp, Tyler M. ; Hunsperger, Elizabeth ; Muñoz-Jordán, Jorge L. ; Margolis, Harold S. ; Tomashek, Kay M.
• Description:
  Of 53,633 suspected dengue cases reported to a passive dengue surveillance system in Puerto Rico during 2005-2010, 949 individuals were reported on more than one occasion and 21 had laboratory-confirmed dengue on two separate occasions. Median time between illness episodes was 2.9 years (range: 62 days-5.3 years). Seventeen (81%) individuals with sequential episodes of dengue were male, and seven (33%) were adults. All 21 individuals experienced one episode and seven (33%) individuals experienced both episodes during a large epidemic that occurred in 2010. These observations show that heterotypic dengue virus immunity that protects against illness may have considerable variability but typically does not last longer than 3 years.
• Subjects:
  Adaptive Immunity Adolescent Adult Aged Animals Child Child, Preschool Dengue Dengue Virus Epidemiological Monitoring Genotype Humans Infant Middle Aged RNA, Viral Serotyping

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• Source:
  Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2014; 91(2):235-239.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Puerto Rico
• Volume:
  91
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:87818f805476f510ee2b19381e2860f771fa312309843884f7fb7dcaf865e8f3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/25541/cdc_25541_DS1.pdf
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