Chikungunya virus of Asian and Central/East African genotypes in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Sam, I.C., Chan, Y.F., Chan, S.Y., Loong, S.K., Chin, H.K., Hooi, P.S., Ganeswrie, R., AbuBakar, Sazaly
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/4000/1/Chikungunya_virus_of_Asian_and_Central_East_African_genotypes_in_Malaysia.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/4000/

Background: Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) of the Central/East African genotype has caused large outbreaks worldwide in recent years. In Malaysia, limited CHIKV outbreaks of the endemic Asian and imported Central/East African genotypes were reported in 1998 and 2006. Since April 2008, an unprecedented na...