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Chikungunya infection: First autochthonous cases in Taiwan.
Journal of the Formosan Medical Association = Taiwan yi zhi - 1 Jul 2021
Chen Meng-Yu, Huang Angela Song-En, Yang Cheng-Fen, Hsu Tung-Chien, Wang Tyz-Chen, Su Chien-Ling, Chang Mei-Chun, Peng Shih-Huan, Shu Pei-Yun
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The first autochthonous case and the first outbreak of chikungunya in Taiwan occurred during July-October 2019, with a total of 21 cases confirmed. Genetic analysis revealed the strains belonged to East/Central/South African genotype and had 99.95%-100% identity with the strains from the imported cases from Myanmar in 2019. This event confirmed that the imported chikungunya cases has the potential to cause...
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