Estimated imported infections of chikungunya and dengue in Italy, 2008 to 2011

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 294-297

  Napoli, Christian ^a,b   Salcuni, Pasquale ^c   Pompa, Maria Grazia ^c   Declich, Silvia ^a   Rizzo, Caterina ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHIKUNGUNYA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENGUE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; INDIAN OCEAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SRI LANKA; ZOOLOGY;

ADULT; ALPHAVIRUS INFECTIONS; CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS; DENGUE; DENGUE VIRUS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TRAVEL; TROPICAL CLIMATE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865865602     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2012.00640.x     Document Type: Article

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