The burden of chikungunya in the Pacific

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2015, Pages e47-e48

  Nhan, T X ^a   Musso, D ^b  

^a Medical Laboratory   (French Polynesia)

^b INSTITUT LOUIS MALARDÉ   (French Polynesia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN SAMOA; CARIBBEAN; CHIKUNGUNYA; CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS; EPIDEMIC; FRENCH POLYNESIA; HUMAN; INDONESIA; LETTER; NEW CALEDONIA; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOKELAU; TONGA; CHIKUNGUNYA FEVER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; PACIFIC ISLANDS; TRANSMISSION;

CHIKUNGUNYA FEVER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; HUMANS; PACIFIC ISLANDS;

EID: 84928600680     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2015.02.018     Document Type: Letter

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