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The hidden burden of dengue and chikungunya in Chennai, India [1]

Dengue and chikungunya are rapidly expanding viruses transmitted by mosquitoes of the genus Aedes. Few epidemiological studies have examined the extent of transmission of these infections in South India despite an increase in the number of reported cases, and a high suitability for transmission.

Original Source [2]

Publication Date: 
16/07/2015
Isabel Rodríguez-Barraquer [3], Sunil S. Solomon [4], Periaswamy Kuganantham & et al [5]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases [6]
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Tags:
Dengue [7], Chikungunya [8], Chennai (T) [9], Vector Borne Diseases [10]
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[2] http://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0003906
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/isabel-rodr%C3%ADguez-barraquer
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sunil-s-solomon
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/periaswamy-kuganantham-et-al
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/plos-neglected-tropical-diseases
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dengue
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/chikungunya
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/chennai-t
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vector-borne-diseases