Epidemiology and control of chikungunya fever in Singapore

Journal of Infection

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 263-270

  Ho, Kaiwei ^a,b   Ang, Li Wei ^a,b   Tan, Boon Hian ^a   Tang, Choon Siang ^c,d   Ooi, Peng Lim ^a,b   James, Lyn ^a,b   Kee Tai, Goh ^a,b  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Singapore)

^b College of Medicine Building ^*  (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (Singapore)

^d Environment Building #13 00 ^*  (Singapore)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Aedes albopictus; Chikungunya virus; Outbreak; Singapore

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AEDES AEGYPTI; AEDES ALBOPICTUS; ARTICLE; CHIKUNGUNYA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; FOREIGN WORKER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGAPORE; URBAN AREA; VECTOR CONTROL; VIRUS MUTANT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AEDES; ALPHAVIRUS INFECTIONS; ANIMALS; CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSECT VECTORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOSQUITO CONTROL; SINGAPORE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953039740     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2011.02.001     Document Type: Article

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