| dengue reemergence in argentina. | aedes aegypti, eradicated from argentina in 1963, has now reinfested the country as far south as buenos aires. in 1997, four persons with travel histories to brazil, ecuador, or venezuela had confirmed dengue, and surveillance for indigenous transmission allowed the detection of 19 dengue cases in salta province. these cases of dengue are the first in argentina since 1916 and represent a new southern extension of dengue virus. | 1999 | 10460181 |
| aedes aegypti, aedes albopictus, and dengue in argentina: current knowledge and future directions. | since the reinfestation of south american countries by ae. aegypti, dengue fever (df) and dengue hemorrhagic fever (dhf) have become a major public health concern. the aim of this paper was to review the information related with aedes vectors and dengue in argentina since the reintroduction of ae. aegypti in 1986. the geographic distribution of ae. albopictus is restricted to the northeast, and that of ae. aegypti has expanded towards the south and the west in comparison with the records during ... | 2008 | 18327504 |