Chikungunya Disease
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The following sites provide reliable information on this topic:
Chikungunya disease at the CDC
Chikungunya disease at the World Health Organization
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Chikungunya Disease References:
Kamath S, Das AK, Parikh FS. Chikungunya. J Assoc Physicians India. 2006 Sep;54:725-6.
Mackenzie JS, Chua KB, Daniels PW, et al. Emerging viral diseases of Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific. Emerg Infect Dis. 2001;7(3 Suppl):497-504.
Pastorino B, Muyembe-Tamfum JJ, Bessaud M, Tock F, Tolou H, Durand JP, Peyrefitte CN. Epidemic resurgence of Chikungunya virus in democratic Republic of the Congo: identification of a new central African strain. J Med Virol. 2004 Oct;74(2):277-82.
