Eventual role of asymptomatic cases of dengue for the introduction and spread of dengue viruses in non-endemic regions

Frontiers in Physiology

Volumn 3 MAR, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Chastel, Claude ^a  

^a FACULTÉ DE MÉDECINE ET DES SCIENCES DE LA SANTÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic infections; Dengue virus infection; Disease severity; Infected travelers; Viremia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862845867     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664042X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2012.00070     Document Type: Article

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