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Record Nr.

UNISA996320243403316

Titolo

Dengue [[electronic resource] ] : guidelines for diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and control

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Geneva, : TDR, : World Health Organization, 2009

ISBN

1-282-45618-0

9786612456183

92-4-068414-X

Edizione

[New ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (158 p.)

Disciplina

614.571

Soggetti

Dengue

Dengue - Prevention

Vector control

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"WHO/HTM/NTD/DEN/2009.1."

A joint publication of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; METHODOLOGY; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; CHAPTER 1: Epidemiology, burden of disease and transmission; CHAPTER 2: Clinical management and delivery of clinical services; CHAPTER 3: Vector management and delivery of vector control services; CHAPTER 4: Laboratory diagnosis and diagnostic tests; CHAPTER 5: Surveillance, emergency preparedness and response; CHAPTER 6: New avenues

Sommario/riassunto

This new edition has been produced to make widely available to health practitioners, laboratory personnel, those involved in vector control and other public health officials, a concise source of information of worldwide relevance on dengue. The guidelines provide updated practical information on the clinical management and delivery of clinical services; vector management and delivery of vector control services; laboratory diagnosis and diagnostic tests; and surveillance, emergency preparedness and response. Looking ahead, some indications of new and promising avenues of research are also descr