Dengue fever in Malaysia: Time for review?

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-2

  Kumarasamy, V ^a,b  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malaysia)

^b Makmal Kesihatan Awam Kebangsaan Malaysia   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE; SINGLE STRANDED RNA;

AEDES AEGYPTI; DENGUE; DENGUE VIRUS; DISEASE CONTROL; EDITORIAL; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; MIGRATION; MOSQUITO; POPULATION GROWTH; PUBLIC HEALTH; RURAL AREA; SEROTYPE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; URBANIZATION; VIRUS INFECTION; WASTE DISPOSAL;

AEDES; ANIMALS; DENGUE; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; MALAYSIA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; SANITATION;

EID: 33646342999     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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