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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. ; ... More +
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. Less -
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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 More ▼ -->
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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

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 13(10):1477-1483.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
Mexico ; Texas
Mexico ; Texas Less -
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:292b54dc0cce7af5fb2b37860d814703a702c3d593b73c1a42b13c9bdcefc662
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