Serologic evidence of arboviral infections among humans in Kenya

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 158-161

  Sutherland, Laura J ^a   Cash, Ayla A ^a   Huang, Yan Jang Scott ^c   Sang, Rosemary C ^b   Malhotra, Indu ^a   Moormann, Ann M ^d   King, Christopher L ^a   Weaver, Scott C ^c   King, Charles H ^a   LaBeaud, A Desiree ^e  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OAKLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARBOVIRAL INFECTION; ARBOVIRUS; ARTICLE; CHIKUNGUNYA ALPHAVIRUS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENGUE VIRUS 1; DENGUE VIRUS 2; DENGUE VIRUS 3; DENGUE VIRUS 4; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; TICK BORNE ENCEPHALITIS FLAVIVIRUS; VIRUS INFECTION; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS; YELLOW FEVER FLAVIVIRUS;

ANIMALS; ARBOVIRUS INFECTIONS; ARTHROPOD VECTORS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HUMANS; KENYA; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

ARTHROPODA; CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS; DENGUE VIRUS; TICK-BORNE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS; WEST NILE VIRUS; YELLOW FEVER VIRUS;

EID: 79960253869     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0203     Document Type: Article

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