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The assessment of risk factors for the Central/East African Genotype of chikungunya virus infections in the state of Kelantan: a case control study in Malaysia.
BMC infectious diseases - 8 May 2013
Yusoff Ahmad Faudzi, Mustafa Amal Nasir, Husaain Hani Mat, Hamzah Wan Mansor, Yusof Apandi Mohd, Harun Rozilawati, Abdullah Faezah Noor
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BACKGROUND: The aims of the study were to assess the risk factors in relation to cross border activities, exposure to mosquito bite and preventive measures taken.An outbreak of chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection in Malaysia has been reported in Klang, Selangor (1998) and Bagan Panchor, Perak (2006). In 2009, CHIKV infection re-emerged in some states in Malaysia. It raises the possibilities that re-emergence is...
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