Sensitivity and detection of chikungunya viral genetic material using several PCR-based approaches
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Chikungunya fever is a condition resulting from infection by chikungunya virus (CHIKV), an Aedes sp.-transmitted virus. This disease has been diagnosed in thousands of cases in the Americas, particularly in Brazil, in recent years, and there is an ongoing epidemic of chikung...
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Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
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