Molecular diagnosis and analysis of Chikungunya virus

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 271-275

  Edwards, Carolyn J ^a   Welch, Stephen R ^a   Chamberlain, John ^a   Hewson, Roger ^a   Tolley, Howard ^a   Cane, Patricia A ^a   Lloyd, Graham ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alphavirus; Chikungunya; RT PCR; TaqMan

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHIKUNGUNYA ALPHAVIRUS; FEVER; INDIA; INDIAN OCEAN; MAURITIUS; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEYCHELLES; VIRUS DIAGNOSIS; VIRUS STRAIN;

ALPHAVIRUS INFECTIONS; CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INDIAN OCEAN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TAQ POLYMERASE; TRAVEL;

EID: 34447561749     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2007.05.008     Document Type: Article

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