Outbreak of chikungunya due to virus of Central/East African genotype in Malaysia

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 323-328

  Noridah, O ^a   Paranthaman, V ^a   Nayar, S K ^a   Masliza, M ^a   Ranjit, K ^b   Norizah, I ^c   Chem, Y K ^c   Mustafa, B ^c   Kumarasamy, V ^c   Chua, Kaw Bing ^c,d  

^a Pejabat Kesihatan Daerah Kinta   (Malaysia)

^b State Epidemilogical Unit   (Malaysia)

^c Makmal Kesihatan Awam Kebangsaan Malaysia   (Malaysia)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Central East African genotype; Chikungunya virus; Outbreak

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEDES ALBOPICTUS; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CHIKUNGUNYA ALPHAVIRUS; CHIKUNGUNYA FEVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEVER; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INDIAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALAYSIA; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALPHAVIRUS INFECTIONS; ANIMALS; CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS; CHILD; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEROLOGIC TESTS;

EID: 41149088872     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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