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

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.

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

Published Date:

Oct 2007

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Emerg Infect Dis. 13(10):1477-1483.

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English

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Emerg Infect Dis

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Brunkard, Joan Marie ; López, Jose Luis Robles ; Ramirez, Josue ; Cifuentes, Enrique ; Rothenberg, Stephen J. ; ... More ▼

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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

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