Emergence of chikungunya seropositivity in healthy Malaysian adults residing in outbreak-free locations: chikungunya seroprevalence results from the Malaysian Cohort

Azami NA; Salleh SA; Shah SA; Neoh HM; Othman Z; Zakaria SZ; Jamal R

doi:10.1186/1471-2334-13-67

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Emergence of chikungunya seropositivity in healthy Malaysian adults residing in outbreak-free locations: chikungunya seroprevalence results from the Malaysian Cohort

Azami NA ¹ , Salleh SA , Shah SA , Neoh HM , Othman Z , Zakaria SZ Show all authors , Jamal R

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¹ UKM Medical Molecular Biology Institute, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

BMC Infect Dis, 2013;13:67.

PMID: 23379541 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-13-67

Abstract

In 1998, Malaysia experienced its first chikungunya virus (CHIKV) outbreak in the suburban areas followed by another two in 2006 (rural areas) and 2008 (urban areas), respectively. Nevertheless, there is still a lack of documented data regarding the magnitude of CHIKV exposure in the Malaysian population. The aim of this study was to determine the extent of chikungunya virus infection in healthy Malaysian adults residing in outbreak-free locations.

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