Autor(es): Wu De, Wu Jie, Zhang Qiaoli, Zhong Haojie, Ke Changwen, Deng Xiaoling, Guan Dawei, Li Hui, Zhang Yonghui, Zhou Huiqiong, He Jianfeng, Li Linghui, Yang Xingfen

Resumo: A disease outbreak with dengue-like symptoms was reported in Guangdong Province, China, in October 2010. Testing results confirmed that the pathogen causing the outbreak was chikungunya virus. Phylogenic analysis indicated that this virus was a member of the Indian Ocean clade of the East/Center/South African subgroup of chikungunya virus.

Imprenta: Emerging Infectious Diseases, v. 18, n. 3, p. 493-495, 2012

Identificador do objeto digital: 10.3201/eid1803.110034

Descritores: Chikungunya virus - DNA ; Chikungunya virus - Pathogenesis ; Chikungunya virus - Proteins ; Chikungunya virus - Antibodies ; Chikungunya virus - Viral infections ; Chikungunya Virus - Virus ; Chikungunya virus - Chikungunya fever ; Chikungunya virus - Dengue ; Chikungunya virus - Epidemiology ; Chikungunya virus - Immunology ; Chikungunya virus - Public health

Data de publicação: 2012