Fatal Dengue Acquired in Florida
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Fatal Dengue Acquired in Florida A woman presented with acute cholecystitis to a hospital Miami. She subsequently died from complications of locally acquired dengue virus infection.
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Dengue in Florida (USA)
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The New England Journal of Medicine
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['0028-4793', '1533-4406']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmc2023298