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Chikungunya en niños

Dentro de las enfermedades infecciosas emergentes, la infección por el virus chikungunya ha comenzado a sonar fuerte en los informes de salud pública a nivel mundial, a continuación los puntos clave para su diagnóstico y prevención. .
Autor/a: Nicole Ritz, Markus Hufnagel, and Patrick Gérardin The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2015, Volume 34, Issue 7, p 789-791
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