Dried-blood spots: a cost-effective field method for the detection of Chikungunya virus circulation in remote areas.

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Soa Fy Andriamandimby (Συγγραφέας), Jean-Michel Heraud (Συγγραφέας), Laurence Randrianasolo (Συγγραφέας), Jean Théophile Rafisandratantsoa (Συγγραφέας), Seta Andriamamonjy (Συγγραφέας), Vincent Richard (Συγγραφέας)
• Μορφή: Βιβλίο
• Έκδοση: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Θέματα: article
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BACKGROUND: In 2005, there were outbreaks of febrile polyarthritis due to Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) in the Comoros Islands. CHIKV then spread to other islands in the Indian Ocean: La Réunion, Mauritius, Seychelles and Madagascar. These outbreaks revealed the lack of surveillance and preparedness of...