Table 2.
Dengue activity in Brazil between 1845 and 2010.
| Year (s) | Activity reported | Dengue serotype | Location | Reference |
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| 1845 | 1st dengue epidemic was reported | Unknown | Rio de Janeiro | [46] |
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| 1981 | 1st dengue epidemic in Brazil after Ae. aegypti reinfestation | DENV-1 DENV-4 |
Roraima | [46, 50] |
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| 1986-1987 | Epidemic | DENV-1 | Rio de Janeiro | [6, 48, 49, 51] |
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| 1990 | First identification of DENV-2 | DENV-2 | Rio de Janeiro | [26, 48, 49, 54] |
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| 1990–2000 | DENV spread intensified contributing to several outbreaks | DENV-1 DENV-2 |
Southeast and northeast region | [47, 55, 56] |
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| 2000 | 1st appearance of DENV-3 in Brazil | DENV-3 | Rio de Janeiro | [48–51, 53] |
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| 2002 | One of the largest dengue outbreaks in Brazil since the virus emergence | DENV-3 | Rio de Janeiro | [48–51] |
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| 2000–2007 | Brazil reported >60% of the cases registered in the world | DENV-1 DENV-2 DENV-3 |
All Brazilian states | [47, 54, 55] |
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| 2007-2008 | Intense outbreak with high number of severe cases and fatalities | DENV-2 | Rio de Janeiro | [6, 55] |
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| 2009 | Large outbreak | DENV-2 | Espírito Santo | [56] |
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| 2010 | Several outbreaks | DENV-1 DENV-2 DENV-3 DENV-4 |
21 Brazilian states | [26] |
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| 2010 | Reemergence of DENV-4 | DENV-4 | Roraima, Amazonas, Amapá, Pará, São Paulo, and Rio de Janeiro | [57, 58, 65, 68] |
The paper text contains more detailed information about the outbreaks and other epidemics description as well.