The Newala epidemic: III. The virus: isolation, pathogenic properties and relationship to the epidemic

RW Ross - Epidemiology & Infection, 1956 - cambridge.org
RW Ross
Epidemiology & Infection, 1956cambridge.org
This report on a large outbreak of disease, known locally as 'Chikungunya', in the Newala
district of Tanganyika concerns the circumstances of isolation of strains of virus, some of
their properties, and their relation to the epidemic. The work, reported here, started in
Newala from 18 February to 10 March, 1953, and continued thereafter in Entebbe.
This report on a large outbreak of disease, known locally as ‘Chikungunya’, in the Newala district of Tanganyika concerns the circumstances of isolation of strains of virus, some of their properties, and their relation to the epidemic. The work, reported here, started in Newala from 18 February to 10 March, 1953, and continued thereafter in Entebbe.
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