First recorded outbreak of yellow fever in Kenya, 1992-1993. I. Epidemiologic investigations

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 644-649

  Sanders, Eduard J ^a,b   Marfin, Anthony A ^e   Tukei, Peter M ^c,d   Kuria, Grace ^c   Ademba, George ^c   Agata, Naftali N ^f   Ouma, John O ^f   Cropp, C Bruce ^e   Karabatsos, Nick ^e   Reiter, Paul ^a   Moore, Patrick S ^e   Gubler, Duane J ^e  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (Puerto Rico)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^e NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^f MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; YELLOW FEVER VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; HUMAN; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; VACCINATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; YELLOW FEVER;

MARTES PENNANTI; RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 0031784678     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1998.59.644     Document Type: Article

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