Abstract
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.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Alphavirus Infections / diagnosis
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Alphavirus Infections / epidemiology*
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Antibodies, Viral / immunology
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Chikungunya Fever
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Chikungunya virus / genetics
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Chikungunya virus / immunology
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Chikungunya virus / isolation & purification*
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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China / epidemiology
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Disease Outbreaks*
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Female
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Humans
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Immunoglobulin M / immunology
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Incidence
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Phylogeny
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Viral Envelope Proteins / genetics
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Young Adult
Substances
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Antibodies, Viral
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Immunoglobulin M
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Viral Envelope Proteins