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Chikungunya outbreak, South India, 2006

Authors :
Kaur, Prabhdeep
Ponniah, Manickam
Murhekar, Manoj V.
Ramachandran, Vidya
Ramachandran, Ramakrishnan
Raju, Hari Kishan
Perumal, Vanamail
Mishra, Akhilesh C.
Gupte, Mohan D.
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases. Oct, 2008, Vol. 14 Issue 10, p1623, 3 p.
Publication Year :
2008

Abstract

We investigated chikungunya outbreaks in South India and observed a high attack rate, particularly among adults and women. Transmission was facilitated by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in peridomestic water containers, as [...]

Subjects

Subjects :
Disease transmission -- Control
Disease transmission -- Research
Chikungunya fever -- Risk factors
Chikungunya fever -- Diagnosis
Chikungunya fever -- Prevention
Chikungunya fever -- Research
Health education -- Usage

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10806040
Volume :
14
Issue :
10
Database :
Gale General OneFile
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsgcl.188062785

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