Dried-Blood Spots: A Cost-Effective Field Method for the Detection of Chikungunya Virus Circulation in Remote Areas

BACKGROUND: In 2005, there were outbreaks of febrile polyarthritis due to Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) in the Comoros Islands. CHIKV then spread to other islands in the Indian Ocean: La Réunion, Mauritius, Seychelles and Madagascar. These outbreaks revealed the lack of surveillance and preparedness of...

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Autores principales: Andriamandimby, Soa Fy, Heraud, Jean-Michel, Randrianasolo, Laurence, Rafisandratantsoa, Jean Théophile, Andriamamonjy, Seta, Richard, Vincent
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3723542/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23936570
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002339

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3723542/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23936570
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002339

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