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Identification and genetic characterization of chikungunya virus from Aedes mosquito vector collected in the Lucknow district, North India.
Acta tropica - 1 Jun 2016
Nyari N, Maan H S, Sharma S, Pandey S N, Dhole T N
Abstract excerpt
Chikungunya fever is an emerging mosquito-borne disease caused by the infection with chikungunya virus (CHIKV). The CHIKV has been rarely detected in mosquito vectors from Northern India, since vector surveillance is an effective strategy in controlling and preventing CHIKV transmission. Thus, virological investigation for CHIKV among mosquitoes of Aedes (A.) species was carried out in the Lucknow district during...
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