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Evaluation of chikungunya virus infection in children from India during 2009-2010: A cross sectional observational study.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Jun 2016
Raghavendhar B Siva, Ray Pratima, Ratagiri Vinod H, Sharma B S, Kabra Sushil K, Lodha Rakesh
Abstract excerpt
Chikungunya virus, a small (about 60-70 nm diameter), spherical, enveloped, positive, single stranded RNA virus is transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes. After a short period of incubation (3-5 days) symptoms like fever with joint pains and others start appearing. After a gap of 20 years, this virus re-emerged during 2006-2008 in India causing a major outbreak of CHIKV in India. This study was conducted subsequent to...
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