Is Chandipura virus an emerging human pathogen? [11]

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 279-280

  Potharaju, N R ^a   Potharaju, A K ^a  

^a NONE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARBOVIRUS; ARTHRALGIA; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMA; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENCEPHALITIS; FEVER; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INDIA; LETTER; NEUROIMAGING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REYE SYNDROME; SRI LANKA; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; HUMANS; RHABDOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; VESICULOVIRUS;

EID: 33644644496     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2005.074708     Document Type: Letter

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