Chikungunya virus infection of cell lines: Analysis of the East, Central and South African lineage

• Main Authors: Nitwara Wikan, Prirayapak Sakoonwatanyoo, Sukathida Ubol, Sutee Yoksan, Duncan R. Smith
• Other Authors: Mahidol University. Institute of Molecular Biosciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Chikungunya Virus; Infection; Cell Lines; Analysis; Central; South African Lineage; Open Access article
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/1823
• Institution: Mahidol University

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a re-emerging mosquito borne alphavirus that has caused large scale epidemics in the countries around the Indian Ocean, as well as leading to autochthonous transmission in some European countries. The transmission of the disease has been driven by the emergence of an Afr...