East/Central/South African Genotype in a Chikungunya Outbreak, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2017

In 2017, an unprecedented increase in febrile illness was observed in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Real-time reverse transcription PCR confirmed that 603 (40.2%) of 1,500 cases were chikungunya fever. Phylogenetic analysis revealed circulation of the non-A226V East/Central/South African genotype of chikunguny...

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Main Authors: Mizanur Rahman, Junya Yamagishi, Rummana Rahim, Abu Hasan, Abu Sobhan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/2/18-0188_article