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Imported cases of Chikungunya virus in Iran.
BMC infectious diseases - 27 Nov 2019
Pouriayevali Mohammad Hassan, Rezaei Farshid, Jalali Tahmineh, Baniasadi Vahid, Fazlalipour Mehdi, Mostafavi Ehsan, Khakifirouz Sahar, Mohammadi Tahereh, Fereydooni Zahra, Tavakoli Mahsa, Azad-Manjiri Sanam, Hosseini Motahareh, Ghalejoogh Mahsa, Gouya Mohammad Mehdi, Failloux Anna-Bella, Salehi-Vaziri Mostafa
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BACKGROUND: Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a widespread mosquito-borne virus representing a serious challenge to public health. The largest outbreak in the Middle-East was recorded in 2016-2017 in Pakistan. Sistan and Baluchistan Province of Iran shares a wide border with Pakistan; accordingly, introduction of CHIKV from Pakistan to Iran seems to be probable. The current study is aimed at investigating CHIKV...
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