Guidelines for Diagnosis Treatment Prevention and Control (New Edition 2009).
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Geneva :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
World Health Organization,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2009.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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1 online resource (158 pages)
CONTENTS NOTE
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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.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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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.