First description of a dengue fever outbreak in the interior of French Guiana, February 2006

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 183-188

  Meynard, Jean Baptiste ^a   Ardillon, Vanessa ^b   Venturin, Cathy ^c   Ravachol, Franoise ^d   Basurko, Clia ^e   Matheus, Sverine ^a   Gaborit, Pascal ^a   Grenier, Claire ^e   Dussart, Philippe ^a   Qunel, Philippe ^b  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR DE LA GUYANE   (French Guiana)

^b Cellule Inter Rgionale d'Pidmiologie Antilles Guyane   (France)

^c Service Dpartemental de Dsinfection de la Guyane   (France)

^d Direction de la Sant et du Dveloppement Social de la Guyane   (France)

^e Serv de Gynecologie Obstetrique   (France)

Author keywords

Dengue fever; Emergence; Outbreak; Stegomyia aegypti

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DENGUE; FEMALE; FRENCH GUIANA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LARVA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOSQUITO; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; VECTOR CONTROL; ZOOLOGY;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CULICIDAE; DENGUE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; FRENCH GUIANA; HUMANS; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 65249157018     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckn137     Document Type: Article

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