An outbreak of Kyasanur forest disease in the Wayanad and Malappuram districts of Kerala, India

Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 25-30

  Sadanandane, C ^a   Elango, A ^a   Marja, Noonu ^b   Sasidharan, P V ^c   Raju, K H K ^a   Jambulingam, P ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT OF INDIA   (India)

^b Deputy District Medical Officer (Public Health)   (India)

^c District Medical Officer (Public Health)   (India)

Author keywords

India; Kerala; Kyasanur forest disease; Tick borne disease; Ticks; Western ghats

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CARRIER; EMBRYO; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; FOREST; HAEMAPHYSALIS; HAEMAPHYSALIS SPINIGERA; HAEMAPHYSALIS TURTURIS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; KYASANUR FOREST DISEASE; MALE; MEAT; MONEY; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SUMMER; TICK; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; CHILD; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; KYASANUR FOREST DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85002193710     PISSN: 1877959X     EISSN: 18779603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2016.09.010     Document Type: Article

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