Seroprevalence survey of Toscana virus infection in Oporto region;Estudo de seroprevalência da infecção por vírus toscânia na região do Porto

Acta Medica Portuguesa

Volumn 24, Issue SUPPL.2, 2011, Pages 479-482

  Santos, Lurdes ^a   Cardoso, Maria João ^a   Marinho, Ana Sofia ^a   Guimarães, Tiago ^a   Sarmento, António ^a  

^a University of Porto   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PORTUGAL; SEROPREVALENCE; SPAIN; TOSCANA VIRUS; TOSCANA VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS; VIRUS DIAGNOSIS; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHLEBOTOMUS FEVER; PORTUGAL; SANDFLY FEVER NAPLES VIRUS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863470993     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16460758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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