Long-Lasting Immune Protection and Other Epidemiological Findings after Chikungunya Emergence in a Cambodian Rural Community, April 2012.

• Main Authors: Beatriz Galatas (Author), Sowath Ly (Author), Veasna Duong (Author), Kathy Baisley (Author), Kunthy Nguon (Author), Siam Chan (Author), Rekol Huy (Author), Sovann Ly (Author), Sopheak Sorn (Author), Leakhann Som (Author), Philippe Buchy (Author), Arnaud Tarantola (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The East/Central/South African genotype of Chikungunya virus with the E1-A226V mutation emerged in 2011 in Cambodia and spread in 2012. An outbreak of 190 cases was documented in Trapeang Roka, a rural village. We surveyed 425 village residents within 3-4 weeks after the outbreak, and determined the...