Infectious disease risk from the Syrian conflict

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Petersen, Eskild ^a   Baekeland, Susan ^b   Memish, Ziad A ^c   Leblebicioglu, Hakan ^d  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b ProMED mail Correspondent   (France)

^c ALFAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^d ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Hepatitis; Leishmaniasis; MERS CoV; Rabies; Syrian conflict

Indexed keywords

MEASLES VACCINE; POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; BRUCELLOSIS; CHILD CARE; CORONAVIRUS; CRIMEAN CONGO HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; DENGUE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; LEISHMANIASIS; MALARIA; MEASLES; MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS; POLIOMYELITIS; REFUGEE; SKIN INFECTION; SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VACCINATION; WAR;

EID: 84881556122     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2013.06.001     Document Type: Article

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