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Specific Detection of Chikungunya Virus Using a RT‐PCR/Nested PCR Combination
1 Feb 2002
Abstract excerpt
Chikungunya (CHIK) virus is enzootic in many countries in Asia and throughout tropical Africa. In Asia the virus is transmitted from primates to humans almost exclusively by Aedes aegypti, while various aedine mosquito species are responsible for human infections in Africa. The clinical picture is characterized by a sudden onset of fever, rash and severe pain in the joints which may persist in a small proportion...
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