Occurrence of dengue serotypes in northern Viet Nam, 1999-2001
- Author:
Truong Uyen Ninh
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
dengue
- MeSH:
Dengue;
Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever;
Disease;
epidemiology
- From:Journal of Preventive Medicine
2003;13(4):61-64
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
In the period of 1999 - 2001, there were some outbreaks of dengue fever (DF) and dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) in North Vietnam. From 185 blood samples collected from clinically suspected patients at National Institute of Epidemiology, there were 47 positive. By indirect immunofluorescent assay with monoclone antibiotics, 18 samples (38.3%) were identified as dengue virus of type I, 9 samples (19.2%) dengue virus of type II, 20 samples (42.6%) dengue virus of type IV. There was not dengue virus of type III
