Arboviral etiologies of acute febrile illnesses in Western South America, 2000-2007.

• Main Authors: Brett M Forshey (Author), Carolina Guevara (Author), V Alberto Laguna-Torres (Author), Manuel Cespedes (Author), Jorge Vargas (Author), Alberto Gianella (Author), Efrain Vallejo (Author), César Madrid (Author), Nicolas Aguayo (Author), Eduardo Gotuzzo (Author), Victor Suarez (Author), Ana Maria Morales (Author), Luis Beingolea (Author), Nora Reyes (Author), Juan Perez (Author), Monica Negrete (Author), Claudio Rocha (Author), Amy C Morrison (Author), Kevin L Russell (Author), Patrick J Blair (Author), James G Olson (Author), Tadeusz J Kochel (Author), NMRCD Febrile Surveillance Working Group (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) are among the most common agents of human febrile illness worldwide and the most important emerging pathogens, causing multiple notable epidemics of human disease over recent decades. Despite the public health relevance, little is know about the geog...