First isolation of dengue 1 virus from Aedes aegypti in Federal District, Brazil

Dengue is present in the Federal District since 1991 and virological studies of the vector began in 1998. Two strains of DEN1 were isolated from 9 pools of female Aedes aegypti (78 mosq.), collected in April in Gama county, where the Breteau index was 5.4, and 32 autochtonous human cases were notified

Dengue: a viral disease already endemic in Brazil

Instituto de Pesquisa para o Desenvolvimento da França. Brasília, DF, Brasil.Instituto de Pesquisa para o Desenvolvimento da França. Brasília, DF, Brasil.Ministério da Saúde. Fundação Nacional de Saúde. Instituto Evandro Chagas. Belém, PA, Brasil.Ministério da Saúde. Fundação Nacional de Saúde. Instituto Evandro Chagas. Belém, PA, Brasil.ISD