Tool for the Diagnosis and Care of Patients with Suspected Arboviral Diseases

World Health Organization, Pan American Health Organization. 03/2017 This 102-page document is a tool for the diagnosis and care of patients suspected of arboviral diseases: dengue, chikungunya, and Zika. It offers information on the clinical manifestations of the three diseases, and facilitates differential diagnosis among them. It also contains recommendations for the proper management of each of the three diseases, as well as the necessary elements for laboratory confirmation of diagnosis, which will be a valuable contribution to epidemiological surveillance. (PDF)
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