An outbreak of chikungunya in Southern Thailand from 2008 to 2009 caused by African strains with A226V mutation

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2010, Pages

  Rianthavorn, Pornpimol ^a,b   Prianantathavorn, Kesmanee ^a   Wuttirattanakowit, Norra ^c   Theamboonlers, Apiradee ^a   Poovorawan, Yong ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b KING CHULALONGKORN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^c Narathiwatratchanakharin Hospital   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Aedes albopictus; Chikungunya; E1 A226V mutation; Thailand

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CHIKUNGUNYA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FEVER; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEROLOGY; THAILAND; VIRUS STRAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; ALPHAVIRUS INFECTIONS; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; BASE SEQUENCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS; CHILD; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PHYLOGENY; THAILAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953849997     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2010.01.001     Document Type: Article

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