Abstract
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-borne alphavirus best known for causing fever, rash, arthralgia, and occasional neurologic disease. By using real-time reverse transcription-PCR, we detected CHIKV in plasma samples of 8 (14%) of 58 children with suspected central nervous system infection in Bellary, India. CHIKV was also detected in the cerebrospinal fluid of 3 children.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Alphavirus Infections* / blood
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Alphavirus Infections* / cerebrospinal fluid
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Alphavirus Infections* / epidemiology
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Alphavirus Infections* / virology
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Central Nervous System Viral Diseases* / blood
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Central Nervous System Viral Diseases* / cerebrospinal fluid
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Central Nervous System Viral Diseases* / epidemiology
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Central Nervous System Viral Diseases* / virology
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Cerebrospinal Fluid / virology
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Chikungunya virus* / classification
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Chikungunya virus* / genetics
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Chikungunya virus* / isolation & purification
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Chikungunya virus* / pathogenicity
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Disease Outbreaks*
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Female
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Humans
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India / epidemiology
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Infant
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Male
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
Associated data
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GENBANK/EU856107
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GENBANK/EU856108
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GENBANK/EU856109
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GENBANK/EU856110
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GENBANK/EU856111
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GENBANK/EU856112