Open AccessDengue fever in Cairns, Australia
Author(s) -
J Lawrence
Publication year - 2003
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 9999-1233
DOI - 10.2807/esw.07.10.02175-en
Subject(s) - dengue fever , officer , serotype , unit (ring theory) , public health , geography , virology , medicine , archaeology , psychology , pathology , mathematics education
Three locally acquired cases of dengue fever have been confirmed in Cairns, Australia. Dengue serotype 2 has been confirmed in one of the cases (Brian Montgomery, Scientific Officer, Tropical Public Health Unit, Queensland Heath, personal communication, 5 March 2003).