Seroprevalence of alphavirus antibodies in a cross-sectional study in southwestern Tanzania suggests endemic circulation of chikungunya.

BACKGROUND: To date, Alphavirus infections and their most prominent member, chikungunya fever, a viral disease which first became apparent in Tanzania in 1953, have been very little investigated in regions without epidemic occurrence. Few data exist on burden of disease and socio-economic and enviro...

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Main Authors: Nina Weller, Petra Clowes, Gerhard Dobler, Elmar Saathoff, Inge Kroidl, Nyanda Elias Ntinginya, Leonard Maboko, Thomas Löscher, Michael Hoelscher, Norbert Heinrich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4117434?pdf=render