Transition in the Cause of Fever from Malaria to Dengue, Northwestern Ecuador, 1990–2011

In tropical areas, the predominant cause of fever has historically been malaria. However by 2011, among febrile patients in northwestern Ecuador, dengue was identified in 42% and malaria in none. This finding suggests a transition in the cause of fever from malaria to other illnesses, such as dengue...

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Autores principales: Cifuentes, Sara G., Trostle, James, Trueba, Gabriel, Milbrath, Meghan, Baldeón, Manuel E., Coloma, Josefina, Eisenberg, Joseph N.S.
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3810737/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24047566
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1910.130137
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author Cifuentes, Sara G.
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Baldeón, Manuel E.
Coloma, Josefina
Eisenberg, Joseph N.S.
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description In tropical areas, the predominant cause of fever has historically been malaria. However by 2011, among febrile patients in northwestern Ecuador, dengue was identified in 42% and malaria in none. This finding suggests a transition in the cause of fever from malaria to other illnesses, such as dengue.
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spelling pubmed-38107372013-11-05 Transition in the Cause of Fever from Malaria to Dengue, Northwestern Ecuador, 1990–2011 Cifuentes, Sara G. Trostle, James Trueba, Gabriel Milbrath, Meghan Baldeón, Manuel E. Coloma, Josefina Eisenberg, Joseph N.S. Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch In tropical areas, the predominant cause of fever has historically been malaria. However by 2011, among febrile patients in northwestern Ecuador, dengue was identified in 42% and malaria in none. This finding suggests a transition in the cause of fever from malaria to other illnesses, such as dengue. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013-10 /pmc/articles/PMC3810737/ /pubmed/24047566 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1910.130137 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Cifuentes, Sara G.
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Transition in the Cause of Fever from Malaria to Dengue, Northwestern Ecuador, 1990–2011
title Transition in the Cause of Fever from Malaria to Dengue, Northwestern Ecuador, 1990–2011
title_full Transition in the Cause of Fever from Malaria to Dengue, Northwestern Ecuador, 1990–2011
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title_short Transition in the Cause of Fever from Malaria to Dengue, Northwestern Ecuador, 1990–2011
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3810737/
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