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Chikungunya virus and central nervous system infections in children, India

Authors :
Lewthwaite, Penny
Vasanthapuram, Ravi
Osborne, Jane C.
Begum, Ashia
Plank, Jenna L. M.
Shankar, M. Veera
Hewson, Roger
Desai, Anita
Beeching, Nick J.
Ravikumar, Ravi
Solomon, Tom
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases. Feb, 2009, Vol. 15 Issue 2, p329, 3 p.
Publication Year :
2009

Abstract

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-borne alphavirus best known for causing fever, rash, arthralgia, and occasional neurologic disease. By using real-time reverse transcription-PCR, we detected CHIKV in plasma samples of [...]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10806040
Volume :
15
Issue :
2
Database :
Gale General OneFile
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsgcl.194278628