Chikungunya Fever Outbreak, Bhutan, 2012

In 2012, chikungunya virus (CHIKV) was reported for the first time in Bhutan. IgM ELISA results were positive for 36/210 patient samples; PCR was positive for 32/81. Phylogenetic analyses confirmed that Bhutan CHIKV belongs to the East/Central/South African genotype. Appropriate responses to future...

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Autores principales: Wangchuk, Sonam, Chinnawirotpisan, Piyawan, Dorji, Tshering, Tobgay, Tashi, Dorji, Tandin, Yoon, In-Kyu, Fernandez, Stefan
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3810753/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24047543
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1910.130453
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author Wangchuk, Sonam
Chinnawirotpisan, Piyawan
Dorji, Tshering
Tobgay, Tashi
Dorji, Tandin
Yoon, In-Kyu
Fernandez, Stefan
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description In 2012, chikungunya virus (CHIKV) was reported for the first time in Bhutan. IgM ELISA results were positive for 36/210 patient samples; PCR was positive for 32/81. Phylogenetic analyses confirmed that Bhutan CHIKV belongs to the East/Central/South African genotype. Appropriate responses to future outbreaks require a system of surveillance and improved laboratory capacity.
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spelling pubmed-38107532013-11-05 Chikungunya Fever Outbreak, Bhutan, 2012 Wangchuk, Sonam Chinnawirotpisan, Piyawan Dorji, Tshering Tobgay, Tashi Dorji, Tandin Yoon, In-Kyu Fernandez, Stefan Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch In 2012, chikungunya virus (CHIKV) was reported for the first time in Bhutan. IgM ELISA results were positive for 36/210 patient samples; PCR was positive for 32/81. Phylogenetic analyses confirmed that Bhutan CHIKV belongs to the East/Central/South African genotype. Appropriate responses to future outbreaks require a system of surveillance and improved laboratory capacity. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013-10 /pmc/articles/PMC3810753/ /pubmed/24047543 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1910.130453 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Wangchuk, Sonam
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Chikungunya Fever Outbreak, Bhutan, 2012
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