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An outbreak of chikungunya in southern Thailand from 2008 to 2009 caused by African strains with A226V mutation.
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 1 Sept 2010
Rianthavorn Pornpimol, Prianantathavorn Kesmanee, Wuttirattanakowit Norra, Theamboonlers Apiradee, Poovorawan Yong
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OBJECTIVES: To elucidate clinical and molecular characteristics of chikungunya fever (CHIK fever) from the 2008-2009 outbreak caused by chikungunya virus (CHIKV) in southern Thailand. METHODS: Three hundred and eighty-one sera from 332 patients with acute febrile illness were tested for anti-CHIKV IgM antibody by ELISA. A molecular analysis of these sera was performed using a semi-nested reverse transcriptase...
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