[Is it possible to control dengue?].

نویسندگان

  • Fernando Portela Câmara
  • Gualberto Teixeira dos Santos
چکیده

1. Setor de Epidemiologia de Doenças Infecto-Contagiosas, Instituto de Microbiologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ. 2. Setor de Doenças Transmissíveis e Imunopreveníveis, Secretaria Estadual de Saúde e Defesa Civil do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Endereço para correspondência: Dr. Fernando Portela Câmara. Setor de Epidemiologia de Doenças Infecto-Contagiosas/IM/UFRJ. Rua Pinheiro Machado 25/405 Laranjeiras, 22231-090 Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Tel: 55 21 9618-8603 e-mail: [email protected] Recebido para publicação em 24/03/2010 Aceito em 01/09/2010 Carta ao Editor/Letter to Editor

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

دوره 43 6  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2010