Epidemiological and diagnostic aspects of the outbreak of pneumonic plague in Madagascar

Lancet

Volumn 355, Issue 9198, 2000, Pages 111-113

  Ratsitorahina, Mahery ^a   Chanteau, Suzanne ^a   Rahalison, Lila ^a   Ratsifasoamanana, Lala ^b   Boisier, Pascal ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR DE MADAGASCAR   (Madagascar)

^b Ministry of Health   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MADAGASCAR; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PLAGUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 0034620223     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(99)05163-6     Document Type: Article

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