Abstract

AGUILAR, Alicia; AMIN, Nevis  and  PEREZ, Ela María. Vaccines against dengue virus: History. Vaccimonitor [online]. 2003, vol.12, n.2, pp.19-27. ISSN 1025-028X.

Dengue Fever (DF) and Dengue Haemorragic Fever (DHF) have emerged as the most important human viral diseases transmitted by arthropod vectors. The characteristics of this disease, plus the absence of effective antiviral drugs, the increase in the number of cases, affected countries and the difficulties for vector control have made the development of dengue vaccines a public health priority. Since the middle of the past century many strategies have been explored to achieve this objective. In spite of the advances in this field, there is much research to be done in order to have available an immunogen against dengue.

Keywords : dengue; vaccine.

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