Hemorrhagic fever in Cambodia is caused by dengue viruses: Evidence for transmission of all four serotypes

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 120-125

  Rathavuth, Hong ^a   Vaughn, David W ^b   Minn, Kyi ^c   Nimmannitya, Suchitra ^d   Nisalak, Ananda ^b   Raengsakulrach, Boonyos ^b   Rorabaugh, Mary Lou ^c   Yuvatha, Kdan ^a   Sophal, Oum ^e  

^a National Pediatric Hospital   (Cambodia)

^b ARMED FORCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Thailand)

^c WORLD VISION INTERNATIONAL   (Kenya)

^d Bangkok Children's Hospital   (Thailand)

^e Ministry of Health Cambodia   (Cambodia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAMBODIA; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENGUE; DENGUE VIRUS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEROTYPING; SURVIVAL; VIROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; CAMBODIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENGUE HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; DENGUE VIRUS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; SEROTYPING; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031087346     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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