Yellow fever in a brazilian family returning from vacation in an endemic area: Relevant clinical features and epidemiological issues

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 433-435

  Chaves, Tânia S S ^a   Vasconcelos, Marileide J ^a   Filho, Nosor Oliveira ^a   Alves, Jesse R ^a  

^a Emilio Ribas Infectious Diseases Institute   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BODY TEMPERATURE; BRAZIL; CASE REPORT; DISEASE CARRIER; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EYE PAIN; FAMILY; FEMALE; FEVER; FLOODING; HEADACHE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; LEISURE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MOSQUITO; MYALGIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; YELLOW FEVER;

AGED; BRAZIL; ENDEMIC DISEASES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TRAVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YELLOW FEVER; YELLOW FEVER VIRUS;

EID: 70449409027     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2009.00348.x     Document Type: Article

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