Airport sentinel surveillance and entry quarantine for dengue infections following a fever screening program in Taiwan

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Dengue has not reached an endemic status in Taiwan; nevertheless, we have implemented a fever screening program at airports for the early detection of febrile passengers with a dengue infection. This study is intended to assess the p...

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Main Authors: Kuan Mei-Mei, Chang Feng-Yee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-08-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/182