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Reemergence of dengue in Cuba: a 1997 epidemic in Santiago de Cuba.
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G. Kourí ,
M. G. Guzmán ,
L. Valdés ,
I. Carbonel ,
D. del Rosario ,
S. Vazquez ,
J. Laferté ,
J. Delgado ,
M. V. Cabrera
Jan-Mar 1998
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Abstract
After 15 years of absence, dengue reemerged in the municipality of Santiago de Cuba because of increasing migration to the area by people from disease-endemic regions, a high level of vector infestation, and the breakdown of eradication measures. The 1997 epidemic was detected early through an active surveillance system. Of 2,946 laboratory-confirmed cases, 205 were dengue hemorrhagic fever, and 12 were fatal. No deaths were reported in persons under 16 years of age. Now the epidemic is fully controlled.