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Dengue 3 Epidemic, Havana, 2001

2004; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Volume: 10; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3201/eid1004.030271

1080-6059

Otto Peláez, María G. Guzmán, Gustavo Kourí, Raúl Pérez, José Luis San Martín, Susana Vázquez, Delfina Rosario, Regla Mora, Ibrahim Quintana, Juan A. Bisset, Reynel Cancio, Ana M Masa, Osvaldo Castro, Daniel González, Luis Carlos Ávila, R. Rodríguez, Mayling Álvarez, J L Pelegrino, Lídice Bernardo, Irina Prado,

Malaria Research and Control

In June 2001, dengue transmission was detected in Havana, Cuba; 12,889 cases were reported. Dengue 3, the etiologic agent of the epidemic, caused the dengue hemorrhagic fever only in adults, with 78 cases and 3 deaths. After intensive vector control efforts, no new cases have been detected.