Chikungunya virus of Central/East African genotype detected in Malaysia

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 214-217

  Soon, Y Y ^a   Junaidi, I ^b   Kumarasamy, V ^c   Chem, Y K ^c   Juliana, R ^c   Chua, Kaw Bing ^c,d  

^a Hospital Batu Gajah

^b Jabatan Kesihatan Negeri Perak

^c Kementerian Kesihatan ^*

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Central East African genotype; Chikungunya virus; Malaysia

Indexed keywords

VIRUS VECTOR;

AEDES; ARTICLE; CHIKUNGUNYA ALPHAVIRUS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALAYSIA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

AFRICA, CENTRAL; AFRICA, EASTERN; ALPHAVIRUS INFECTIONS; CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 34548622691     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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