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Rapid Detection and Quantification of Chikungunya Virus by a One-Step Reverse Transcription–Polymerase Chain Reaction Real-Time Assay
1 Sept 2007
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Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-transmitted alphavirus. A large outbreak of CHIKV disease occurred in 2005 in the Indian Ocean Islands. Many cases have been imported in European countries. Laboratory confirmation of suspected cases is mandatory for control measures during an outbreak. We report a novel, real-time, reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) for the nonstructural protein 1...
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