Chikungunya-related fatality rates, Mauritius, India, and Reunion Island

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1327-

  Renault, Philippe ^a   Josseran, Loic ^b   Pierre, Vincent ^b  

^a Cellule Interrégionale d'Épidémiologie Réunion Mayotte ^*  (Reunion)

^b INSTITUT DE VEILLE SANITAIRE   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHIKUNGUNYA ALPHAVIRUS; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIC; FATALITY; HUMAN; INDIA; LETTER; MAURITIUS; MORTALITY; REUNION; VIRUS INFECTION;

ALPHAVIRUS INFECTIONS; CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; MAURITIUS; REUNION;

EID: 48749113942     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1408.080201     Document Type: Letter

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