Increase in Imported Dengue, Germany, 2001-2002

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 903-906

  Frank, Christina ^a   Schöneberg, Irene ^a   Krause, Gérard ^a   Claus, Hermann ^a   Ammon, Andrea ^a   Stark, Klaus ^a  

^a ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; DENGUE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND; TRAVEL;

EID: 2142759558     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1005.030495     Document Type: Article

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