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Epidemiological and Virological Characterizations of the 2014 Dengue Outbreak in Guangzhou, China.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Zhao Hui, Zhang Fu-Chun, Zhu Qin, Wang Jian, Hong Wen-Xin, Zhao Ling-Zhai, Deng Yong-Qiang, Qiu Shuang, Zhang Yu, Cai Wei-Ping, Cao Wu-Chun, Qin Cheng-Feng
Abstract excerpt
Dengue used to be recognized as an imported and sporadic disease in China. Since June 2014, an unexpected large dengue outbreak has attacked Guangzhou, China, resulting in more than 40,000 cases. Among the 1,942 laboratory-confirmed hospitalized dengue cases, 121 were diagnosed as severe dengue according to the 2009 WHO guideline, and 2 patients finally died. Laboratory diagnosis and virus isolation demonstrated...
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