Yellow fever: again, a global concern

Authors

  • Alfonso J. Rodríguez Morales Technological University of Pereira, Colombian Association of Infectology
  • Wilmer E. Villamil Gómez University of Atlántico

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.hm.323243

Keywords:

yellow fever, arbovirus, Aedes, Colombia, Latin América
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Author Biographies

Alfonso J. Rodríguez Morales, Technological University of Pereira, Colombian Association of Infectology

Public Health and Infection Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, Technological University of Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia. Committee on Zoonoses and Hemorrhagic Fevers, Colombian Association of Infectology.

Wilmer E. Villamil Gómez, University of Atlántico

Infectious Diseases and Infection Control Research Group, University Hospital of Sincelejo and SUE Caribe. Tropical Medicine Doctorate Program, University of Atlántico.

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Published

2016-06-20

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Rodríguez Morales, A. J., & Villamil Gómez, W. E. (2016). Yellow fever: again, a global concern. Hechos Microbiológicos, 5(1), 1–3. https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.hm.323243

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Vol. 5 No. 1 (2014)

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