Silent spread of dengue and dengue haemorrhagic fever to Coimbatore and Erode districts in Tamil Nadu, India, 1998: need for effective surveillance to monitor and control the disease
Dengue fever (DF) or dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF) has not previously been reported in Coimbatore and Erode districts in Tamil Nadu in India. In 1998, 20 hospitalized cases of fever tested positive for dengue virus IgM and/or IgG antibodies. All of them had dengue-compatible illness, and at least...
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Published in | Epidemiology and infection Vol. 125; no. 1; pp. 195 - 200 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
01.08.2000
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