Chikungunya: a re-emerging virus
Chikungunya: a re-emerging virus
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Chikungunya: a re-emerging virus
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Kidlington: Elsevier Ltd
Journal title
The Lancet (British edition), 2012-02, Vol.379 (9816), p.662-671
Language
English
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Kidlington: Elsevier Ltd
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In the past decade, chikungunya—a virus transmitted by Aedes spp mosquitoes—has re-emerged in Africa, southern and southeastern Asia, and the Indian Ocean Islands as the cause of large outbreaks of human disease. The disease is characterised by fever, headache, myalgia, rash, and both acute and persistent arthralgia. The disease can cause severe mo...
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Chikungunya: a re-emerging virus
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_922497359
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_922497359
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ISSN
0140-6736
E-ISSN
1474-547X
DOI
10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60281-X
