Re-emergence of Chikungunya virus in Malaysia

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 221-225

  Kumarasamy, V ^a   Prathapa, S ^a   Zuridah, H ^a   Chem, Y K ^a   Norizah, I ^a   Chua, Kaw Bing ^a  

^a Kementerian Kesihatan ^*  (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Chikungunya; Malaysia; Outbreak

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPROTEIN E1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS NONSTRUCTURAL PROTEIN 1; VIRUS PROTEIN;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHIKUNGUNYA ALPHAVIRUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; FEVER; FISHING; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MOSQUITO; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS ISOLATION;

AEDES; ALPHAVIRUS INFECTIONS; ANIMALS; CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DNA, VIRAL; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 33746348919     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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