Imported dengue fever/dengue hemorrhagic fever cases in Japan

Tropical Medicine and Health

Volumn 39, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2011, Pages 13-15

  Takasaki, Tomohiko ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dengue fever; Imported case

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; DENGUE; DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; JAPAN; REVIEW; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEROTYPE; SUMMER;

EID: 84863832139     PISSN: 13488945     EISSN: 13494147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2149/tmh.2011-S07     Document Type: Review

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