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Outbreak of chikungunya due to virus of Central/East African genotype in Malaysia.
The Medical journal of Malaysia - 1 Oct 2007
Noridah O, Paranthaman V, Nayar S K, Masliza M, Ranjit K, Norizah I, Chem Y K, Mustafa B, Kumarasamy V, Chua K B
Abstract excerpt
Chikungunya is an acute febrile illness caused by an alphavirus which is transmitted by infective Aedes mosquitoes. Two previous outbreaks of chikungunya in Malaysia were due to chikungunya virus of Asian genotype. The present outbreak involved two adjoining areas in the suburb of Ipoh city within the Kinta district of Perak, a state in the northern part of Peninsular Malaysia. Thirty seven residents in the main...
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