Chikungunya Outbreaks Caused by African Genotype, India

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Yergolkar, Prasanna N. ; Tandale, Babasaheb V. ; Arankalle, Vidya A. ; Sathe, Padmakar S. ; Gandhe, Swati S. ; Gokhle, Mangesh D. ; Jacob, George P. ; Hundekar, Supriya L. ; Mishra, Akhilesh C.
• Corporate Authors:
  Sudeep A.B.
• Description:
  Chikungunya fever is reported in India after 32 years. Immunoglobulin M antibodies and virus isolation confirmed the cause. Phylogenic analysis based on partial sequences of NS4 and E1 genes showed that all earlier isolates (1963-1973) were Asian genotype, whereas the current and Yawat (2000) isolates were African genotype.
• Subjects:
  Aedes Alphavirus Infections Animals Chikungunya Virus Disease Outbreaks Dispatch Female Genotype Humans Insect Vectors Male Phylogeny Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 12(10):1580-1583.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  India
• Location:
  Asia
• Volume:
  12
• Issue:
  10
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
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