Emergence of chikungunya virus in Indian subcontinent after 32 years: a review

An outbreak of chikungunya virus is currently ongoing in many countries in Indian Ocean sinceJanuary 2005. The current outbreak appears to be the most severe and one of the biggest outbreakscaused by this virus. India, where this virus was last reported in 1973, is also amongst affectedcountries. Ch...

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Main Author: Chandrakant Lahariya , S.K. Pradhan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2006-12-01
Series:Journal of Vector Borne Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.mrcindia.org/journal/issues/434151.PDF