Abstract
To the Editor: Dengue virus (DENV) is a mosquito-borne RNA virus belonging to the family Flaviviridae. It is composed of 4 closely related serotypes designated DENV-1–4. There are 2 transmission cycles for this virus. The endemic/epidemic cycle involves humans and the mosquito species Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus. The zoonotic or sylvatic cycle involves monkeys and sylvatic Aedes spp. mosquitoes (1).
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Author affiliations: Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, New York, USA; and State University of New York School of Medicine, Stony Brook, New York, USA
Dengue virus (DENV) isolates were closely related to strains from Asia, suggesting that the outbreak resulted from recent introduction of the virus
To examine possible circulation of DENV in Gabon, we tested the following for antibodies against dengue: villagers living in rural areas, pet monkeys in the same areas, and wild monkeys killed in forests for bushmeat
Summary
Author affiliations: Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, New York, USA; and State University of New York School of Medicine, Stony Brook, New York, USA. 4. Weiss D, Carr D, Kellachan J, Tan C, Phillips M, Bresnitz E, et al Clinical findings of West Nile virus infection in hospitalized patients, New York and New Jersey, 2000. CSF findings in 250 patients with serologically confirmed West Nile virus meningitis and encephalitis. Infectious Disease Division, WinthropUniversity Hospital, Suite 432, 222
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