A Case of Natural Concurrent Human Infection with Two Dengue Viruses

D. J. Gubler Dengue Branch, Division of Vector-Borne Viral Diseases, Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control, U.S. Public Health Service, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936

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G. Kuno Dengue Branch, Division of Vector-Borne Viral Diseases, Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control, U.S. Public Health Service, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936

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G. E. Sather Dengue Branch, Division of Vector-Borne Viral Diseases, Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control, U.S. Public Health Service, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936

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S. H. Waterman Dengue Branch, Division of Vector-Borne Viral Diseases, Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control, U.S. Public Health Service, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1985.34.170
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Volume 34: Issue 1
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170–173
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The first documented case of concurrent human infection with 2 dengue viruses is reported. Dengue 1 and 4 viruses were isolated from the serum of a 16-year-old male during the 1982 outbreak in Puerto Rico. The illness was mild and does not support the hypothesis that double infection with dengue viruses leads to more severe hemorrhagic disease.

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Copyright © 1985 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1985
Accepted:
11 Jun 1984
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Published Online:
Jan 1985
Cover The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
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0002-9637
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