Seroepidemiology of Asymptomatic Dengue Virus Infection in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Seroepidemiology of Asymptomatic Dengue Virus Infection in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
BACKGROUND Although virologically confirmed dengue fever has been recognized in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, since 1994, causing yearly outbreaks, no proper seroepidemiologic studies on dengue virus have been conducted in this region. Such studies can define the extent of infection by this virus and estimate the proportion that may result in disease. The aim of this study was to measure the seropreval...
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عنوان ژورنال: Virology: Research and Treatment
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1178-122X,1178-122X
DOI: 10.4137/vrt.s34187