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Genotypic and phenotypic characterization of Chikungunya virus of different genotypes from Malaysia.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Sam I-Ching, Loong Shih-Keng, Michael Jasmine Chandramathi, Chua Chong-Long, Wan Sulaiman Wan Yusoff, Vythilingam Indra, Chan Shie-Yien, Chiam Chun-Wei, Yeong Yze-Shiuan, AbuBakar Sazaly, Chan Yoke-Fun
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mosquito-borne Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) has recently re-emerged globally. The epidemic East/Central/South African (ECSA) strains have spread for the first time to Asia, which previously only had endemic Asian strains. In Malaysia, the ECSA strain caused an extensive nationwide outbreak in 2008, while the Asian strains only caused limited outbreaks prior to this. To gain insight into these observed...
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