Antigenic Variation of East/Central/South African and Asian Chikungunya Virus Genotypes in Neutralization by Immune Sera.

• Main Authors: Chong-Long Chua (Author), I-Ching Sam (Author), Andres Merits (Author), Yoke-Fun Chan (Author)
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• Udgivet: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a re-emerging mosquito-borne virus which causes epidemics of fever, severe joint pain and rash. Between 2005 and 2010, the East/Central/South African (ECSA) genotype was responsible for global explosive outbreaks across India, the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia. From la...