Dried-Blood Spots: A Cost-Effective Field Method for the Detection of Chikungunya Virus Circulation in Remote Areas

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

  Andriamandimby, Soa Fy ^a   Heraud, Jean Michel ^a   Randrianasolo, Laurence ^a   Rafisandratantsoa, Jean Théophile ^a   Andriamamonjy, Seta ^a   Richard, Vincent ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR DE MADAGASCAR   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHIKUNGUNYA; CHIKUNGUNYA ALPHAVIRUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DRIED BLOOD SPOT TESTING; HUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VENOUS BLOOD; VIRUS LOAD;

EID: 84880822567     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002339     Document Type: Article

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