Epidemiology of dengue infections in Kassala, Eastern Sudan

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 500-503

  Abdallah, Tajeldin M ^a   Ali, Abdel Aziem A ^a   Karsany, Mubarak S ^b   Adam, Ishag ^c  

^a University of Kassala   (Sudan)

^b KARARY UNIVERSITY   (Sudan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

Author keywords

Dengue; Epidemiology; Fever; Sudan

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; AFRICA; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BACKACHE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DENGUE; DENGUE SHOCK SYNDROME; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOPENIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; VOMITING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DENGUE; DENGUE HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; EPIDEMICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SUDAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855882607     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.23218     Document Type: Article

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