Texas Lifestyle Limits Transmission of Dengue Virus
Paul Reiter*

, Sarah Lathrop*, Michel L. Bunning*, Brad J. Biggerstaff*, Daniel Singer*, Tejpratap Tiwari*, Laura Baber†, Manuel Amador*, Jaime Thirion‡, Jack Hayes§, Calixto Seca¶, Jorge Mendez‡, Bernardo Ramirez#, Jerome Robinson†, Julie Rawlings¶, Vance Vorndam*, Stephen Waterman*, Duane Gubler*, Gary Clark*, and Edward Hayes*
Author affiliations: *Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA; †City of Laredo Health Department, Laredo, Texas, USA; ‡Secretaria de Salud, Mexico City, Mexico; §University of Texas, Boerne, Texas, USA; ¶Texas Department of Health, Laredo, Texas, USA; #Secretaria de Salud de Tamaulipas, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
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Table 1
Seroprevalence of anti-dengue immunoglobulin G (IgG) and IgM antibodies in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, and Laredo, Texas, United States
|
Nuevo Laredo |
Laredo |
Households |
313 |
309 |
Serum samples |
288 |
228 |
IgM prevalence |
16% (12 to 20)a |
1.3% (0 to 3)a |
IgG prevalence |
48% (41 to 55)a |
23% (17 to 28)a |
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