Managing infectious disease in developing countries: studies following epidemics of yellow fever, o'nyong-nyong fever, and leptospirosis

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Chapter 1: Introduction.

Chapter 2: Kenya revisited? A review of the history of yellow fever in East Africa.

Chapter 3: First recorded epidemic of yellow fever in Kenya, 1992-1993: I. Epidemiological investigations.

Chapter 4: Sentinel surveillance activities, Kenya, 1993-1995.

Chapter 5: O'nyong-nyong fever in south-central Uganda, 1996-1997: description of the epidemic and results of a household-based seroprevalence survey.

Chapter 6: O'nyong-nyong fever in south-central Uganda, 1996-1997: clinical features and validation of a clinical case definition for surveillance purposes.

Chapter 7: Increase of leptospirosis in dengue-negative patients, after a hurricane in Puerto Rico, 1996.

Chapter 8: Discussion

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Acknowledgements

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