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Mosquitoborne infections after Hurricane Jeanne, Haiti, 2004

Beatty ME, Hunsperger E, Long E, Schürch J, Jain S, Colindres R, Lerebours G, Bernard YM, Dobbins JG, Brown MJ, Clark GG
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Abstract
After Hurricane Jeanne in September 2004, surveillance for mosquitoborne diseases in Gonaïves, Haiti, identified 3 patients with malaria, 2 with acute dengue infections, and 2 with acute West Nile virus infections among 116 febrile patients. These are the first reported human West Nile virus infections on the island of Hispaniola.

Countries

Haiti

Subject Area

malarianeglected tropical diseasesDengueWest Nile diseasevector borne diseases

Languages

English
DOI
10.3201/eid1302.061134
Published Date
01 Feb 2007
PubMed ID
17479899
Journal
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume | Issue | Pages
Volume 13, Issue 2, Pages 308-310
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