Expansion of epidemic dengue viral infections to Pakistan

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 197-201

  Paul, Rose Elaine ^a   Patel, Amina Yousuf ^a   Mirza, Shaper ^a   Fisher Hoch, Susan P ^a   Luby, Stephen P ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Dengue; Enzyme immunoassay; Epidemiology; Fever; Pakistan; Travel

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CROSS REACTION; DENGUE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAKISTAN; TRAVEL; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0031714223     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1201-9712(98)90052-2     Document Type: Article

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