West Nile virus in the blood donors in UAE [4]

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 92-93

  Alfaresi, M ^a   Elkoush, A ^a  

^a ZAYED MILITARY HOSPITAL   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DENGUE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC ENCEPHALITIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LETTER; METHODOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TICK BORNE ENCEPHALITIS; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; VIREMIA; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS; YELLOW FEVER;

EID: 38849152913     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 02550857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.38875     Document Type: Letter

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