Chikungunya virus isolated in Lakshadweep islands in the Indian Ocean: Evidence of the Central/East African genotype
Autor(es)Paramasivan Rajaiah,Philip Samuel Paulraj,Thenmozhi Velayutham,Rajendran Rathinasamy,Victor Jerald Leo Soosaimanickam,Dhananjeyan Kutty Jagadeeswaran,Krishnamoorthi Ranganathan,Arunachalam Natarajan,Tyagi Brij Kishore
ResumoVirological investigation was carried out to determine the etiology of suspected Chikungunya fever among humans reported in the Lakshadweep isl-s in the Indian Ocean. Three out of 23 acute sera samples showed cytopathological changes in Vero cell lines. Further, indirect immunofluorescence antibody test - reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction studies demonstrated the Chikungunya virus etiology during the episode. E1 gene sequence analysis has confirmed the involvement of the Central/East African genotype of the Chikungunya virus.
ImprentaJapanese Journal of Infectious Diseases, v. 62, n. 1, p. 67-69, 2009
DescritoresChikungunya virus - Cell ; Chikungunya virus - Pathogenesis ; Chikungunya virus - Proteins ; 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:2009
