Cases of travel-acquired dengue fever in Denmark 2001-2009

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 171-176

  Vinner, L ^a   Domingo, C ^b   Ostby, A C B ^a   Rosenberg, K ^a   Fomsgaard, A ^a  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^b ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dengue virus; Diagnostic analysis; Emerging diseases; Epidemiology; Serotypes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DENGUE; DENMARK; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TRAVEL; TRAVEL ACQUIRED DENGUE FEVER;

DENGUE VIRUS;

EID: 84856231903     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03543.x     Document Type: Article

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