Serologic survey of dengue and other arboviruses in Curaçao and Aruba, 1973

Bull Pan Am Health Organ. 1978;12(2):134-42.

Abstract

Sera obtained principally from children on the Caribbean islands of Aruba and Curaçao were tested for antibodies to various arboviruses. The test indicated that dengue 2 was endemic on Curaçao but not on Aruba, perhaps because of more effective vector control measures on Aruba. Neutralization tests performed with a samll number of sera suggest that dengue infections may have afforded some level of protection against yellow fever to a portion of the Curacao population.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antibodies, Viral / analysis*
  • Arbovirus Infections / immunology*
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Dengue / epidemiology
  • Dengue / immunology*
  • Encephalitis, St. Louis / immunology
  • Hemagglutination Inhibition Tests
  • Humans
  • Netherlands Antilles
  • Yellow Fever / immunology

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral