Problem of presently available diagnostic tests for Zika virus infection: View from Thailand
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Detection of Zika Virus Infection in Thailand, 2012–2014
Zika virus (ZIKV) is an emerging mosquito-borne pathogen with reported cases in Africa, Asia, and large outbreaks in the Pacific. No autochthonous ZIKV infections have been confirmed in Thailand. However, there have been several cases reported in travelers returning from Thailand. Here we report seven cases of acute ZIKV infection in Thai residents across the country confirmed by molecular or s...
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عنوان ژورنال: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2221-1691
DOI: 10.1016/j.apjtb.2016.03.015