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Pei-Yun Shu
Internal Medicine
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Open AccessAccuracy of Dengue, Chikungunya, and Zika diagnoses by primary healthcare physicians in Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Dengue, Chikungunya, and Zika are co-endemic in Honduras and are often misdiagnosed due to similar clinical and epidemiological behavior. Most arboviral infections reported in primary care are based on clinica...
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Open AccessEpidemiological analysis of the Kaohsiung city strategy for dengue fever quarantine and epidemic prevention
Dengue is endemic in over 100 countries and is an important public health problem worldwide. Dengue fever is not endemic in Taiwan; the importation of dengue viruses from neighboring countries via close commer...
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Open AccessCLEC5A is critical for dengue virus-induced osteoclast activation and bone homeostasis
Osteoclasts are bone tissue macrophages critical to maintain bone homeostasis. However, whether osteoclasts are susceptible to flaviviral infections and involved in dengue virus (DV)-induced disease pathogenes...
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Open AccessClinical features and pitfalls in the laboratory diagnosis of dengue in travellers
Several enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)-kits are commercially available for the rapid diagnosis of dengue infection, and have demonstrated good sensitivity and specificity in paired serum samples. In...
