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ArticleNew microbes and new infections2018

Molecular characterization of chikungunya virus causing the 2017 outbreak in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

A Melan, M S Aung, F Khanam, S K Paul, B K Riaz, S Tahmina, M I Kabir, M A Hossain, N Kobayashi

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

A MelanMymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.
M S AungSapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
F KhanamNational Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine (NIPSOM), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
S K PaulMymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.
B K RiazNational Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine (NIPSOM), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
S TahminaDirectorate General of Health Services, Government of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
M I KabirNational Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine (NIPSOM), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
M A HossainNational Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine (NIPSOM), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
N KobayashiSapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chikungunya viruses from the 2017 outbreak in Dhaka, Bangladesh, were analysed phylogenetically.

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Bangladeshchikungunya virusDhakagenotypemolecular epidemiology

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PMID29707212
PMCPMC5918166

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