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First chikungunya outbreak in Pakistan: a trail of viral attacks

Mallhi TH 1 , Khan YH 1 , Khan AH 1 , Tanveer N 2 , Qadir MI 3

Affiliations 

  • 1 Discipline of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
  • 2 Punjab Medical College, Sargodha Road, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
  • 3 Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
New Microbes New Infect, 2017 Sep;19:13-14.
PMID: 28663798 DOI: 10.1016/j.nmni.2017.05.008

Abstract

Despite explicit warning from the National Institute of Health, Pakistan experienced its first chikungunya outbreak in the metropolis of Karachi. We underscore the attention of health authorities and healthcare professionals towards contributing factors associated with this outbreak and the measures required to combat this viral disease.

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