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Letter to the Editors

Large Dengue virus type 1 outbreak in Taiwan

Sheng-Fan WangDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan;Center for Infectious Disease and Cancer Research, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan;Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan;Center for Dengue Fever Control and Research, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
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Ko ChangDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan;Division of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 81267, Taiwan
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Ruo-Wei LuCenter for Infectious Disease and Cancer Research, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
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Wen-Hung WangCenter for Infectious Disease and Cancer Research, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
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Yen-Hsu ChenDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan;Division of Infection Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
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Marcelo ChenDepartment of Urology, MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taipei 10449, Taiwan;Department of Cosmetic Applications and Management, MacKay Junior College of Medicine, Nursing and Management, Taipei 11260, Taiwan
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Deng-Chyang WuDivision of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 81267, Taiwan;Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 81267, Taiwan
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Yi-Ming Arthur ChenCenter for Infectious Disease and Cancer Research, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan;Center for Dengue Fever Control and Research, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan;Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, TaiwanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1-3 | Received 09 May 2015, Accepted 08 Jun 2015, Published online: 25 Jan 2019

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