Dengue in the Middle East: A neglected, emerging disease of importance

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-2

  Amarasinghe, Ananda ^a   Letson, G William ^a  

^a International Vaccine Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Arbovirus infections; Dengue; Disease vectors; Infectious disease transmission; Middle East; Travel medicine

Indexed keywords

DENGUE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDITORIAL; ENDEMIC DISEASE; MIDDLE EAST; NONHUMAN; SEROTYPE;

ANIMALS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; DENGUE; DENGUE VIRUS; DENSOVIRINAE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; HUMANS; MIDDLE EAST; RISK FACTORS; URBANIZATION;

EID: 83155160996     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: 18783503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2011.08.014     Document Type: Editorial

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