Simultaneous outbreaks of dengue, chikungunya and Zika virus infections: Diagnosis challenge in a returning traveller with nonspecific febrile illness

New Microbes and New Infections

Volumn 11, Issue , 2016, Pages 6-7

  Moulin, E ^a   Selby, K ^b   Cherpillod, P ^c   Kaiser, L ^c   Boillat Blanco, N ^a,b  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b Department of Ambulatory Care and Community Medicine ^*  (Switzerland)

^c GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chikungunya; Dengue; Diagnostic algorithm; Outbreak; Zika

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; CASE REPORT; CHIKUNGUNYA; DENGUE; DENGUE RAPID TEST; DIARRHEA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; FLAVIVIRIDAE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LETTER; MACULOPAPULAR RASH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRAVEL; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS INFECTION; ZIKA VIRUS; ZIKA VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 84959572508     PISSN: 20522975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nmni.2016.02.003     Document Type: Letter

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