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A novel 2006 Indian outbreak strain of Chikungunya virus exhibits different pattern of infection as compared to prototype strain.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Kumar Abhishek, Mamidi Prabhudutta, Das Indrani, Nayak Tapas K, Kumar Sameer, Chhatai Jagamohan, Chattopadhyay Subhasis, Suryawanshi Amol R, Chattopadhyay Soma
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BACKGROUND: The recent re-emergence of Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) in India after 32 years and its worldwide epidemics with unprecedented magnitude raised a great public health concern. METHODS AND FINDINGS: In this study, a biological comparison was carried out between a novel 2006 Indian CHIKV outbreak strain, DRDE-06 and the prototype strain S-27 in mammalian cells in order to understand their differential...
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