A focal outbreak of dengue fever in a rural area of Tamil Nadu [1]

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 179-181

  Samuel, P Philip ^a   Thenmozhi, V ^a   Tyagi, B K ^a  

^a Centre for Research in Medical Entomology ICMR   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENGUE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

AEDES; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; DENGUE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INDIA; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 34147098627     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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