Trends in imported chikungunya virus infections in Germany, 2006-2009

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 631-636

  Frank, Christina ^a,b   Schöneberg, Irene ^a   Stark, Klaus ^a  

^a ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chikungunya; Dengue; Fever; Travel

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE FINDING; CHIKUNGUNYA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENGUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; IMPORT DISEASE; INDIA; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALDIVES; MALE; MAURITIUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEYCHELLES; SRI LANKA; THAILAND; TRAVEL; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALPHAVIRUS INFECTIONS; ANIMALS; ASIA; CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS; CHILD; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; KENYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS; TRAVEL; YOUNG ADULT;

CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS; DENGUE VIRUS;

EID: 79959479562     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: 15577759     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2010.0269     Document Type: Article

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