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Genetic characterization of dengue viruses prevalent in Kerala State, India.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Apr 2013
Kumar N Pradeep, Jayakumar P R, George Kochurani, Kamaraj T, Krishnamoorthy K, Sabesan S, Jambulingam P
Abstract excerpt
Dengue fever is re-emerging as a major scourge in south-east Asian countries, affecting about 50-100 million people and causing about 25,000 deaths annually. The Indian population as a whole is at risk of succumbing to this disease. This study genetically characterized viruses causing dengue infection in Kerala, one of the worst affected states of the country, during the disease outbreaks in 2008-2010. All four...
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