Detection of East/Central/South African Genotype of Chikungunya Virus in Myanmar, 2010

Detection of East/Central/South African Genotype of Chikungunya Virus in Myanmar, 2010

In 2010, chikungunya virus of the East Central South African genotype was isolated from 4 children in Myanmyar who had dengue-like symptoms. Phylogenetic analysis of the E1 gene revealed that the isolates were closely related to isolates from China, Thailand, and Malaysia that harbor the A226V mutat...

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Main Authors: Mya Myat Ngwe Tun, Kyaw Zin Thant, Shingo Inoue, Takeshi Nabeshima, Kotaro Aoki, Aung Kyaw Kyaw, Tin Myint, Thi Tar, Kay Thwe Thwe Maung, Daisuke Hayasaka, Kouichi Morita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
chikungunya virus
molecular epidemiology
Myanmar
viruses
genotype East Central South African genotype
genotypes
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/8/13-1431_article

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