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Continual circulation of ECSA genotype and identification of a novel mutation I317V in the E1 gene of Chikungunya viral strains in southern India during 2015-2016.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Aug 2020
Harsha Pulleri Kandi, Reddy Vijayalakshmi, Rao Deepashri, Pattabiraman Chitra, Mani Reeta S
Abstract excerpt
Chikungunya, a mosquito-borne disease caused by Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), continues to be a significant public health problem in India. In 2016, 56 000 cases were reported from India, the largest number since the reemergence of CHIKV in this region in 2006. In the present study, using molecular and phylogenetic methods, the circulating strains from southern India during 2015-2016 were characterized in the...
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