Chikungunya virus infection of cell lines: analysis of the East, Central and South African lineage.

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a re-emerging mosquito borne alphavirus that has caused large scale epidemics in the countries around the Indian Ocean, as well as leading to autochthonous transmission in some European countries. The transmission of the disease has been driven by the emergence of an Afr...

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Main Authors: Nitwara Wikan, Prirayapak Sakoonwatanyoo, Sukathida Ubol, Sutee Yoksan, Duncan R Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3267766?pdf=render