Epidemics of aseptic meningitis due to enteroviruses following national immunization days in Bahrain

Annals of Tropical Paediatrics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 101-109

  Khalfan, Sameer ^a   Aymard, Michele ^c   Lina, Bruno ^c   Thouvenot, Danielle ^c   Schuffenecker, Isabelle ^c   Foray, Sophie ^c   Fernandes, Eustace ^a   Baig, Bader ^b  

^a Public Health Directorate   (Bahrain)

^b Public Health Laboratory   (Bahrain)

^c WHO Collaborating Ctr Virus Ref R   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASEPTIC MENINGITIS; BAHRAIN; CHILD; ECHO VIRUS; ENTEROVIRUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLIOMYELITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROLOGY; VIRUS DETECTION;

EID: 0031746282     PISSN: 02724936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724936.1998.11747935     Document Type: Article

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