Dengue fever: Pakistan's worst nightmare.
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a MD, St Mary Mercy Hospital, Livonia, MI 48154, United States of America b MD, Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, MA 02138, United States of America c Medical Student, Fatima Jinnah Medical College, Lahore 45650, Pakistan Correspondence to Muhammad T Shakoor (e-mail: [email protected]) Dengue virus is presently amongst the most important arthropod-borne infections, from both the medical and public health perspectives. It is transmitted to man by the bite of a domestic mosquito, Aedes aegypti, being the principal vector. Currently there is no vaccine available. However, several vaccines are in various stages of development, with clinical trials underway.1
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عنوان ژورنال:
- WHO South-East Asia journal of public health
دوره 1 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012