Chikungunya in Southeast Asia: Understanding the emergence and finding solutions

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2011, Pages

  Pulmanausahakul, Rojjanaporn ^a   Roytrakul, Sittiruk ^b   Auewarakul, Prasert ^a,c   Smith, Duncan R ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY   (Thailand)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Alphavirus; Chikungunya; Southeast Asia; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

DENGUE VACCINE; DNA VACCINE; INACTIVATED VACCINE; LIVE VACCINE; NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODY;

AEDES AEGYPTI; AEDES ALBOPICTUS; AFRICA; CHIKUNGUNYA; CHIKUNGUNYA ALPHAVIRUS; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPIDEMIC; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFECTION CONTROL; MALAYSIA; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SINGAPORE; SOUTHEAST ASIA; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; THAILAND; VACCINE PRODUCTION; VECTOR CONTROL; VIRUS MUTATION; VIRUS NEUTRALIZATION; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ALPHAVIRUS INFECTIONS; ANIMALS; ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS; EMERGENCIES; HUMANS; INSECT CONTROL; VIRAL VACCINES;

EID: 80053280620     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2011.06.002     Document Type: Review

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