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Source-tracking of the Chinese Chikungunya Viruses Suggests That Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia Act as Major Hubs for the Recent Global Spread of Chikungunya Virus
2021-06-18
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<title>Abstract</title> <p><bold>Background</bold>Chikungunya fever caused by Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) has become a major global health concern, which has caused unexpected large outbreaks in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas. China is a non-indigenous region of CHIKV, and the origin of the Chinese CHIKV strains is not well understood. Especially, there is limited understanding of the recent global spread...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 7fc55dad-7018-514a-8924-6da624271d7a
- DOI
- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-613108/v1
