Molecular detection and characterization of West Nile virus associated with multifocal retinitis in patients from southern India | Zendy

Jyoti Shukla | Zendy; Divyasha Saxena | Zendy; Sivakumar R. Rathinam | Zendy; Prajna Lalitha | Zendy; Cornelia Reena Joseph | Zendy; Shashi Sharma | Zendy; Manisha Soni | Zendy; P. Venkata Rao | Zendy; Manmohan Parida | Zendy

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Molecular detection and characterization of West Nile virus associated with multifocal retinitis in patients from southern India

Author(s) -

Jyoti Shukla,

Divyasha Saxena,

Sivakumar R. Rathinam,

Prajna Lalitha,

Cornelia Reena Joseph,

Shashi Sharma,

Manisha Soni,

P. Venkata Rao,

Manmohan Parida

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

international journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278

H-Index - 89

eISSN - 1878-3511

pISSN - 1201-9712

DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2011.09.020

Subject(s) - chikungunya , virology , antibody , dengue fever , outbreak , medicine , concordance , real time polymerase chain reaction , loop mediated isothermal amplification , virus , polymerase chain reaction , biology , immunology , gene , dna , genetics

In late 2009/early 2010, approximately 2000 people were affected by a mysterious viral outbreak in a southern district of Tamil Nadu; this particularly affected those living in coastal areas. Blood samples from affected patients were sent for clinical analysis to determine the actual cause of the illness, but reports were inconclusive.

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