Published Date: 1998-04-04 23:50:00
Subject: PRO/EDR> Dengue - Brazil (Manaus)
Archive Number: 19980404.0617
DENGUE - BRAZIL (MANAUS)
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Date: Thu, 02 Apr 1998 16:28:52 +0000
From: Roberts, Donald R. <droberts@mx3.usuhs.mil>
I talked to Dr. Wilson Alecrim, Director of the Instituto de Medicina
Tropical of Manaus, this morning. He told me that an epidemic of dengue
fever started in Manaus last weekend and they have already seen 240 cases
this week.
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Donald R. Roberts, Ph.D.
Professor, Division of Tropical Public Health
Department of Preventive Medicine/Biometrics
4301 Jones Bridge Rd
Bethesda, MD 20814
Office phone: 301-295-3731
FAX: 301-295-3860
email: droberts@mx3.usuhs.mil
.............................................jw/es
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