Wednesday, 29 October 2003 - 9:35 AM
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This presentation is part of : Program Symposium: The Great Endemic Diseases--Entomological Considerations

Endemic dengue in Central and South America

Gary G. Clark, San Juan Laboratories, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, San Juan Laboratories, 1324 Calle Canada, San Juan, PR

Dengue continues to be a major public health problem in Central and South America. Serious epidemics in Brasil and Venezuela are indications of the magnitude of the problem. Epidemiological data as well as community-based control strategies will be discussed.

Species 1: Diptera Culicidae Aedes aegypti (yellow fever mosquito)
Keywords: breakbone fever

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