A new reportable disease is born: Taiwan Centers for Disease Control's response to emerging Zika virus infection
Zika virus infection, usually a mild disease transmitted through the bite of Aedes mosquitos, has been reported to be possibly associated with microcephaly and neurologic complications. Taiwan's first imported case of Zika virus infection was found through fever screening at airport entry in Ja...
Main Authors: | Angela Song-En Huang, Pei-Yun Shu, Chin-Hui Yang |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-04-01
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Series: | Journal of the Formosan Medical Association |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664616300067 |
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