Dengue Virus Exposures among Deployed U.S. Military Personnel
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Dengue Virus Exposures Among Deployed U.S. Military Personnel
AbstractDengue virus infections have adversely impacted U.S. military operations since the Spanish-American War. The erosion of mission capabilities and lost duty days are underestimated. Appreciating the incidence and prevalence of dengue infections in U.S. military personnel is important to inform disease prevention strategies. Banked pre- and post-deployment serum samples from 1,000 U.S. mil...
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عنوان ژورنال: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0002-9637,1476-1645
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.16-0663