Imported cases of dengue virus infection: Emilia-Romagna, Italy, 2010

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1349-1352

  Pierro, A ^a   Varani, S ^b   Rossini, G ^a   Gaibani, P ^a   Cavrini, F ^a   Finarelli, A C ^c   Macini, P ^c   Cagarelli, R ^c   Mattivi, A ^c   Angelini, P ^c   Landini, M P ^a,b   Sambri, V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c Public Health Authority Emilia Romagna   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dengue virus; Imported cases; Italy; Laboratory diagnosis; Surveillance; Vector borne

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; NONSTRUCTURAL PROTEIN 1;

AEDES ALBOPICTUS; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; ASTHENIA; BLEEDING; DENGUE; DENGUE VIRUS; DENGUE VIRUS 1; DENGUE VIRUS 3; EYE PAIN; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; IMPORT DISEASE; INFESTATION; ITALY; MYALGIA; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROCONVERSION; TRAVEL; VECTOR CONTROL; VIRUS CULTURE;

AEDES ALBOPICTUS; DENGUE VIRUS; EMILIA;

EID: 80051872158     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03544.x     Document Type: Article

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