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Large-scale outbreak of Chikungunya virus infection in Thailand, 2018-2019.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2021
Khongwichit Sarawut, Chansaenroj Jira, Thongmee Thanunrat, Benjamanukul Saovanee, Wanlapakorn Nasamon, Chirathaworn Chintana, Poovorawan Yong
Abstract excerpt
Between 2018 and 2019, the incidence of chikungunya was approximately 15,000 cases across 60 provinces in Thailand. Here, the clinical presentations in chikungunya, emergent pattern, and genomic diversity of the chikungunya virus (CHIKV) causing this massive outbreak were demonstrated. A total of 1,806 sera samples from suspected cases of chikungunya were collected from 13 provinces in Thailand, and samples were...
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