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CUNHA, Rivaldo Venâncio da et al. Dengue infection in Paracambi, State of Rio de Janeiro, 1990-1995. Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop. [online]. 1997, vol.30, n.5, pp. 379-383. ISSN 0037-8682.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86821997000500005.

A seroepidemiological survey was carried out during 1994 in the municipality of Paracambi, state of Rio de Janeiro. Haemagglutination inhibition test positivity was detected in 145 out of 370 (39.2%) schoolchildren. The frequency of positive test by sex was 53.8% (78/145) female and 46.2% (67/145) male. Distribution by age showed the increasing of antibody posivity in older children. Strains of dengue virus type 1 and dengue virus type 2 were isolated before (1990) showing the co-circulation of both serotypes in that area. The house index infestation of Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti has been determined.

Palavras-chave : Dengue virus; Seroepidemiological survey; HAI antibodies.