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Chikungunya virus of Central/East African genotype detected in Malaysia.
The Medical journal of Malaysia - 1 Aug 2007
Soon Y Y, Junaidi I, Kumarasamy V, Chem Y K, Juliana R, Chua K B
Abstract excerpt
Since its isolation in Tanzania in 1953, chikungunya virus has caused periodic outbreaks in both tropical Africa and Asia. In the last decade, the virus has shown not only increased activity but has expanded its geographical locations, thus classical delineation of various genotypes of chikungunya virus to specific geographic locales no longer holds true. Rapid mass movement of people and the constant presence of...
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