Emerging & re-emerging infections in India: An overview

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 138, Issue JUL 2013, 2013, Pages 19-31

  Dikid, T ^a   Jain, S K ^a   Sharma, A ^b   Kumar, A ^a   Narain, J P ^a  

^a National Centre for Disease Control   (India)

^b WHO Country Office   (India)

Author keywords

Avian influenza; Chikungunya; Control; Emerging infections; India; Nipah virus; Plague; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISININ; DIPHTHERIA VACCINE;

CHIKUNGUNYA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DISEASE RE-EMERGENCE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ENCEPHALITIS; HUMAN; INDIA; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); NONHUMAN; PATHOGEN LOAD; REVIEW; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; HUMANS; INDIA;

EID: 84881069104     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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