An overview of Chikungunya virus

Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 54-57

  Busch, Mitchell ^a   Erickson, Gerald ^b  

^a MERCER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Landstuhl Regional Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

alpha virus; arthralgias; Chikungunya; fi broblasts; mosquitos; tropical disease

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTHRALGIA; CHIKUNGUNYA; CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS; COMPLICATION; DISEASE CARRIER; HUMAN; MOSQUITO; MYALGIA; TRANSMISSION; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; ARTHRALGIA; CHIKUNGUNYA FEVER; CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS; CULICIDAE; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; MYALGIA;

EID: 84962331507     PISSN: 15471896     EISSN: 08937400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000470441.99693.e1     Document Type: Article

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