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Acute dengue fever diagnosed by both RT-PCR and IgM detection
Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, September 20th, 2005
"The dengue viruses (genus Flavivirus, family Flaviviridae) are mosquito borne and cause 100 million cases of dengue fever each year in most tropical and subtropical areas of the world.
"Increased global travel has been accompanied by an increased import not only of dengue but also of severe fevers of unknown origin to Sweden," investigators in Sweden report.
"Fifty-seven Swedish travelers to dengue epidemic areas, with clinical and serologically diagnosed dengue fever, were included in this study.
"To find fast and reliable...
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