Autor(es): Yergolkar Prasanna N, Tandale Babasaheb V, Arankalle Vidya A, Sathe Padmakar S, Sudeep A B, Gandhe Swati S, Gokhle Mangesh D, Jacob George P, Hundekar Supriya L, Mishra Akhilesh C

Resumo: Chikungunya fever is reported in India after 32 years. Immunoglobulin M antibodies - virus isolation confirmed the cause. Phylogenic analysis based on partial sequences of NS4 - E1 genes showed that all earlier isolates (1963-1973) were Asian genotype, whereas the current - Yawat (2000) isolates were African genotype.

Imprenta: Emerging Infectious Diseases, v. 12, n. 10, p. 1580-1583, 2006

Identificador do Objeto Digital: 10.3201/eid1210.060529

Descritores: Chikungunya virus - Pathogenesis ; Chikungunya virus - Antibodies ; Chikungunya virus - Viral infections ; Chikungunya virus - RT-PCR ; Chikungunya Virus - Virus ; Chikungunya virus - Chikungunya fever ; Chikungunya virus - Epidemiology ; Chikungunya virus - Public health

Data de Publicação: 2006