Characterization of reemerging chikungunya virus.
An unprecedented epidemic of chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection recently started in countries of the Indian Ocean area, causing an acute and painful syndrome with strong fever, asthenia, skin rash, polyarthritis, and lethal cases of encephalitis. The basis for chikungunya disease and the tropism of...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2007-06-01
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Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.0030089 |