Outbreak of chikungunya fever in Thailand and virus detection in field population of vector mosquitoes, Aedes aegypti (L.) and Aedes albopictus Skuse (Diptera: Culicidae)

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 951-962

  Thavara, Usavadee ^a   Tawatsin, Apiwat ^a   Pengsakul, Theerakamol ^a   Bhakdeenuan, Payu ^a   Chanama, Sumalee ^a   Anantapreecha, Surapee ^a   Molito, Chusak ^b   Chompoosri, Jakkrawarn ^a   Thammapalo, Suwich ^b   Sawanpanyalert, Pathom ^a   Siriyasatien, Padet ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b Office of Disease Control   (United States)

^c CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEDES; ALPHAVIRUS INFECTION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHIKUNGUNYA ALPHAVIRUS; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THAILAND; VIROLOGY;

AEDES; ALPHAVIRUS INFECTIONS; ANIMALS; CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; MALE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THAILAND;

EID: 70349808239     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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