Assessing sensitivity and specificity of surveillance case definitions for zika virus disease

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 677-679

  Chow, Angela ^a   Ho, Hanley ^a   Win, Mar Kyaw ^a   Leo, Yee Sin ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEADACHE; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYALGIA; PRURITUS; RASH; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ZIKA VIRUS; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH SURVEY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; SINGAPORE; YOUNG ADULT; ZIKA FEVER;

ADULT; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SINGAPORE; YOUNG ADULT; ZIKA VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 85015728755     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid2304.161716     Document Type: Article

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