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Dengue-1 Virus Isolation during First Dengue Fever Outbreak on Easter Island, Chile

Dengue virus was detected for the first time in Chile, in an outbreak of dengue fever on Easter Island. The virus was isolated in tissue culture and characterized by reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction as being dengue type 1.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Perret, Cecilia, Abarca, Katia, Ovalle, Jimena, Ferrer, Pablo, Godoy, Paula, Olea, Andrea, Aguilera, Ximena, Ferrés, Marcela
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2003
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3035550/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14718094
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0911.020788
Descripción
Sumario:Dengue virus was detected for the first time in Chile, in an outbreak of dengue fever on Easter Island. The virus was isolated in tissue culture and characterized by reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction as being dengue type 1.