A prospective study of spatial clusters gives valuable insights into dengue transmission

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1540-1541

  Riley, Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; AEDES AEGYPTI; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DENGUE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PUPA (LIFE CYCLE STAGE); SCHOOL; SEROLOGY; SHORT SURVEY; THAILAND; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; BLOOD; CHILD; DENGUE VIRUS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; MALE; NOTE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; VIROLOGY;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DENGUE; DENGUE VIRUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THAILAND;

EID: 56749170429     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0050220     Document Type: Short Survey

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