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.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 67-69 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - Mar 2006 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)