Dengue Fever Seroprevalence and Risk Factors, Texas–Mexico Border, 2004

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Brunkard, Joan Marie ; López, Jose Luis Robles ; Ramirez, Josue ; Cifuentes, Enrique ; Rothenberg, Stephen J. ; Hunsperger, Elizabeth A. ; Moore, Chester G. ; Brussolo, Regina M. ; Villarreal, Norma A. ; Haddad, Brent M.
• Description:
  Reported autochthonous dengue fever transmission in the United States has been limited to 5 south Texas border counties since 1980. We conducted a cross-sectional serosurvey in Brownsville, Texas, and Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico (n = 600), in 2004 to assess dengue seroprevalence. Recent dengue infection was detected in 2% (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.5%-3.5%) and 7.3% (95% CI 4.3%-10.3%) of residents in Brownsville and Matamoros, respectively. Past infection was detected in 40% (95% CI 34%-45%) of Brownsville residents and 78% (95% CI 74%-83%) of Matamoros residents. For recent infection, only weekly family income
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aedes Aged Aged, 80 And Over Animals Climate Cross-Sectional Studies Dengue Ecosystem Humans Middle Aged Research Risk Factors Seroepidemiologic Studies Social Class

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 13(10):1477-1483.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Mexico ; Texas
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  13
• Issue:
  10
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:292b54dc0cce7af5fb2b37860d814703a702c3d593b73c1a42b13c9bdcefc662
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/3171/cdc_3171_DS1.pdf
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