-This study has approached the levei of knowledge of the community of Vila Isabel on dengue fever and compulsory notification aim ing to analyse the factors that have influenced such a notification because, according to SES, dengue is a fever disease of viral ethiology and of benign evolution, in most of cases, being obligatory the notification of suspect or confirmed cases. For the research, the descriptive method and the techni que of clinic and social investigation have been applied. During Sep. 91 and Oct. 91 , 120 inhabitants trom the suburb of Vila Isabel, Rio de Janeiro Dis trict, were interviewed. They were mainly of 35 years old or over, female, medium social class, beholders of uncomplete "1 Q grau" Degree, dewellers in adequate basic sanitation conditions. The majority hadn't contracted dengue fever and got "good" as a conceipt as to their knowledge about dengue fever. However, it was (very bad) their knowledge about the com pulsory notifiation, being necessary, thus, a wide diffusion about the pro philactic measures and about dengue fever controlo 1 INTRODUÇÃO É preocupante observar que, estando tão próximo do ano 2.000 , ainda não foi possível erradicar doenças que a população já enfrenta desde o início do século, como o Dengue.A décima potência mundial, não é capaz de erradi car o mosquito transmissor do Dengue, porque não investe o necessário no setor-saúde e em saneamento básico.
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