Molecular characterization of chikungunya virus from Andhra Pradesh, India

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 335-337

  Kar, P K ^e   Nagpal, B N ^b   Dua, V K ^a   Ghosh, S K ^c   Raghavendra, K ^b   Bhatt, R M ^d   Anvikar, Anup ^e   Das, Aparup ^e  

^a BHARAT HEAVY ELECTRICALS LIMITED   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MALARIA RESEARCH   (India)

^c National Institute of Malaria Research   (India)

^d National Institute of Malaria Research   (India)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY TITER; CHIKUNGUNYA ALPHAVIRUS; EPIDEMIC; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INDIA; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS NEUTRALIZATION; VIRUS STRAIN; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; NOTE; VIROLOGY;

ALPHAVIRUS INFECTIONS; CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INDIA;

EID: 67649643637     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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