Medical examiner samples: a source for dengue surveillance.

Abstract:

:Post-mortem medical examiner samples may be useful for sentinel surveillance of disorders usually detected by antibody determinations on specimens from ill patients or from surveys. We found anti-dengue IgM positivity in 3% (23/780) and anti-dengue IgG positivity in 77% (597/777) of sera obtained at the Puerto Rico medical examiner (Institute of Forensic Sciences) in December 2000, April 2001, and October 2001. This approach may be a useful alternative for estimating the population prevalence of serologic markers for dengue and other infectious diseases.

journal_name

P R Health Sci J

authors

Rigau-Pérez JG,Torres JV,Mosely Hayes J,Vorndam V,Clark GG

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2006-03-01 00:00:00

pages

67-9

issue

1

eissn

0738-0658

issn

2373-6011

journal_volume

25

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