Physician Survey to Determine How Dengue Is Diagnosed, Treated and Reported in Puerto Rico

Kay M. Tomashek; Brad J. Biggerstaff; Mary M. Ramos; Carmen L. Pérez-Guerra; Enid J. Garcia Rivera; Wellington Sun

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0003192

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Physician Survey to Determine How Dengue Is Diagnosed, Treated and Reported in Puerto Rico

Kay M. Tomashek ,

* E-mail: kay.tomashek@nih.gov

Current address: Office of Clinical Research Resources (OCRR), Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (DMID), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Affiliation Dengue Branch, Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Brad J. Biggerstaff,

Affiliation Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
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Mary M. Ramos,

Current address: University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America

Affiliation Dengue Branch, Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Carmen L. Pérez-Guerra,

Current address: Office of Clinical Research Resources (OCRR), Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (DMID), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Affiliation Dengue Branch, Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Enid J. Garcia Rivera,

Current address: University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Affiliation Puerto Rico Department of Health, San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Wellington Sun

Current address: Division of Vaccines and Related Product Applications, Office of Vaccines Research and Review, Centers for Biologics Evaluation & Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America

Affiliation Dengue Branch, Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Physician Survey to Determine How Dengue Is Diagnosed, Treated and Reported in Puerto Rico

Kay M. Tomashek,
Brad J. Biggerstaff,
Mary M. Ramos,
Carmen L. Pérez-Guerra,
Enid J. Garcia Rivera,
Wellington Sun

Published: October 9, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003192

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