Molecular epidemiology of Chikungunya virus in Malaysia since its first emergence in 1998

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 31-35

  Chem, Y K ^a   Zainah, S ^b   Berendam, S J ^b   Rogayah, T A R Tengku ^b   Khairul, A H ^a   Chua, Kaw Bing ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malaysia)

^b INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Chikungunya; Malaysia; Molecular epidemiology

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ENVELOPE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHIKUNGUNYA ALPHAVIRUS; EPIDEMIC; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC MARKER; GENOTYPE; MALAYSIA; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; VIRAL GENETICS; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS STRAIN;

ALPHAVIRUS INFECTIONS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77958044242     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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