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Emergence of ECSA-IOL E1-K211E/E2-V264A Lineage of Chikungunya virus during Malaysian 2021 outbreak.
BMC infectious diseases - 24 Oct 2024
Kalyanasundram Jeevanathan, Zawawi Zarina Mohd, Kamel Khayri Azizi, Aroidoss Emmanuel Tiagaraj, Ellan Kavithambigai, Anasir Mohd Ishtiaq, Azizan Muhammad Afif, Zulkifli Murni Maya Sari, Zain Rozainanee Mohd
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BACKGROUND: Chikungunya cases was reported to be on the rise in Malaysia from 2019 to 2021. Although potential endemicity was described previously, genotype shift during 2008 outbreak originating from the 2004 Indian Ocean Islands outbreak presents the probability of current CHIKV spread from neighboring countries. This is due to the prevalence of the new IOL sub-lineage which consists of E1-226A wildtype or...
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