Chikungunya virus: Is this the next emerging disease threat to the Americas?

Workplace Health and Safety

Volumn 62, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 489-490

  Girimont, Trina M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CHIKUNGUNYA FEVER; CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; HUMAN; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

AMERICAS; CHIKUNGUNYA FEVER; CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; HUMANS;

EID: 84916895228     PISSN: 21650799     EISSN: 21650969     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/21650799-20141118-02     Document Type: Article

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