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Diagnostics
High clinical suspicion and specific lab techniques required to identify unusual outbreaks
January 17th, 2006
High clinical suspicion and specific laboratory techniques are required to identify outbreaks in regions in which they infrequently appear. According to a recent report from Spain, "Arbovirosis, viral infection transmitted by arthropods, is a widespread health problem. Recurrent outbreaks caused by some of these viruses such as dengue or West Nile strains in regions where they do not appear frequently, justify the establishment of global control measures." "Tick-borne encephalitis viruses, sand fly fever viruses (Toscana, Naples and Sicily) and occasionally West Nile and Crimean-Congo fever viruses are the most frequent causes of arbovirosis in...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2006-01-17)
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