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Comment
. 2014 Aug;20(8):1394-5.
doi: 10.3201/eid2008.140333.

Movement of chikungunya virus into the Western hemisphere

Roger S Nasci
Comment

Movement of chikungunya virus into the Western hemisphere

Roger S Nasci. Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug.
No abstract available

Keywords: Ae. albopictus; Aedes aegypti; Chikungunya virus; alphavirus; mosquito; vectorborne; viruses.

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