First report of Zika virus infection in a returned traveller from the Solomon Islands

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 204, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 186-186

  Hajkowicz, Krispin ^a   Taylor, Carmel ^b   Rafiei, Nastaran ^a   Redmond, Andrew ^a  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MELANESIA; TRANSMISSION; TRAVEL; ZIKA FEVER;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; MALE; MELANESIA; TRAVEL; ZIKA VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 85004038627     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/MJA15.01275     Document Type: Note

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