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Godaert, L., Dramé, M. & Roubaud-Baudron, C. Emerging viruses in older population Chikungunya, West Nile fever and Dengue. Aging Clin Exp Res 33, 723–727 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40520-019-01389-y

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