Dengue outbreak - Federated States of Micronesia, 2012-2013

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 62, Issue 28, 2013, Pages 570-573

  Taulung, Livinston A ^a   Masao, Carolee ^a   Palik, Hibson ^a   Samo, Marcus ^a   Barrow, Lisa ^a   Pretrick, Moses ^a   Nilles, Eric J ^b   Kool, Jacob ^b   Aure, Fred ^c   Simmons, Russell ^d   Moore, Frederick ^d   Pyke, Alyssa ^d   Taylor, Carmel ^d   Cao Lormeau, Van Mai ^e   Sharp, Tyler M ^f   Chen, Tai Ho ^g  

^a Kosrae State Epinet Team ^*  (Federated States of Micronesia)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c Research Institute of Tropical Medicine   (Philippines)

^d QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^e INSTITUT LOUIS MALARDÉ   (French Polynesia)

^f Dengue Branch   (Puerto Rico)

^g CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; DENGUE; DENGUE VIRUS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EPIDEMIC; FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENGUE; DENGUE VIRUS; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MICRONESIA; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880436320     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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