Open AccessDengue diagnosis in an endemic area of Peru: Clinical characteristics and positive frequencies by RT-PCR and serology for NS1, IgM, and IgG
Author(s) -
Carlos Palomares-Reyes,
Wilmer Silva-Caso,
Luís J. del Valle,
Miguel Ángel Aguilar-Luis,
Claudia Weilg,
Johanna Martins-Luna,
Adriana Viñas-Ospino,
Luciana Stimmler,
Naysha Mallqui Espinoza,
Ronald Aquino-Ortega,
Walter Espinoza Espíritu,
Erika Misaico,
Juana del Valle-Mendoza
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1878-3511
pISSN - 1201-9712
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2019.01.022
Subject(s) - serology , dengue fever , dengue virus , virology , epidemiology , immunoglobulin m , transmission (telecommunications) , medicine , antibody , immunology , biology , immunoglobulin g , electrical engineering , engineering
Huánuco is a central eastern region of Peru whose geography includes high forest and low jungle, as well as a mountain range that constitutes the inter-Andean valleys. It is considered a region endemic for dengue due to the many favorable conditions that facilitate transmission of the virus.
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