A Dengue Outbreak among Camp Participants in a Caribbean Island, 1995
Author(s) -
Rob Lyerla,
José G. Rigau-Pérez,
A. Vance Vorndam,
Paul Reiter,
Aubrey M. George,
Irad Potter,
Duane J. Gubler
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of travel medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.985
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1708-8305
pISSN - 1195-1982
DOI - 10.2310/7060.2000.00022
Subject(s) - dengue fever , medicine , outbreak , caribbean island , caribbean region , dengue virus , subtropics , environmental health , tropical disease , virology , disease , socioeconomics , demography , latin americans , fishery , ecology , linguistics , philosophy , sociology , biology
Dengue, a mosquito-transmitted viral disease, is a risk for visitors in tropical and subtropical areas. Several participants in a community-assistance program in Tortola, British Virgin Islands, in August, 1995, reported dengue-like symptoms either before or soon after leaving the island.
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