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Chikungunya virus infection: molecular biology, clinical characteristics, and epidemiology in Asian countries.
Journal of biomedical science - 2 Dec 2021
Khongwichit Sarawut, Chansaenroj Jira, Chirathaworn Chintana, Poovorawan Yong
Abstract excerpt
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a re-emerging mosquito-borne human pathogen that causes chikungunya fever, which is typically accompanied by severe joint pain. In Asia, serological evidence indicated that CHIKV first emerged in 1954. From the 1950's to 2005, sporadic CHIKV infections were attributed to the Asian genotype. However, the massive outbreak of CHIKV in India and the Southwest Indian Ocean Islands in 2005...
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