Emergence of Chikungunya Virus, Pakistan, 2016–2017

During December 2016–May 2017, an outbreak of chikungunya virus infection occurred across Pakistan. The East/Central/South African genotype was predominant. This study provides baseline data on the virus strain and emphasizes the need for active surveillance and implementation of preventive interven...

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Autores principales: Badar, Nazish, Salman, Muhammad, Ansari, Jamil, Aamir, Uzma, Alam, Muhammad Masroor, Arshad, Yasir, Mushtaq, Nighat, Ikram, Aamer, Qazi, Javaria
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6986857/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31967539
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2602.171636
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Sumario:During December 2016–May 2017, an outbreak of chikungunya virus infection occurred across Pakistan. The East/Central/South African genotype was predominant. This study provides baseline data on the virus strain and emphasizes the need for active surveillance and implementation of preventive interventions to contain future outbreaks.

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