Seroprevalence of anti-dengue virus antibodies in children in Colombo district, Sri Lanka

Dengue Bulletin

Volumn 30, Issue , 2006, Pages 68-71

  Malavige, Gathsaurie N ^a   Fernando, Sirimali ^a   Aaskov, John ^b   Sivayogan, S ^a   Dissanayaka, Thushari ^a   Peelawattage, Mallika K ^a   Dabare, Mahesha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SRI JAYEWARDENEPURA   (Sri Lanka)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; DF DHF; Seroconversion; Sri Lanka; Subclinical infection

Indexed keywords

DENGUE VIRUS ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENGUE; DENGUE VIRUS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FLAVIVIRUS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; SEROPREVALENCE; SEROTYPE; SRI LANKA;

DENGUE VIRUS; FLAVIVIRUS;

EID: 34848886443     PISSN: 1020895X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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