Dengue 3 epidemic, Havana, 2001

Emerg Infect Dis. 2004 Apr;10(4):719-22. doi: 10.3201/eid1004.030271.

Abstract

In June 2001, dengue transmission was detected in Havana, Cuba; 12,889 cases were reported. Dengue 3, the etiologic agent of the epidemic, caused the dengue hemorrhagic fever only in adults, with 78 cases and 3 deaths. After intensive vector control efforts, no new cases have been detected.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Cuba / epidemiology
  • Dengue / epidemiology*
  • Dengue / prevention & control
  • Dengue / transmission
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Time Factors