Re-emergence of chikungunya virus in India

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 83-84

  Ravi, V ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; CHIKUNGUNYA ALPHAVIRUS; CHIKUNGUNYA FEVER; EDITORIAL; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INDIA; INSECT BITE; MOSQUITO; MYALGIA; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 33646737655     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 02550857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.25175     Document Type: Editorial

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