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Laboratory confirmation of dengue and chikungunya co-infection
Authors:
HAC Hapaurachchi ,
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, P.O. Box 6, Thalagolla Road, Ragama, Sri Lanka, LK
KBAT Bandara,
Molecular Medicine Unit, Faculty of Medicine, P.O. Box 6, Thalagolla Road, Ragama, Sri Lanka, LK
MD Hapugoda,
Molecular Medicine Unit, Faculty of Medicine, P.O. Box 6, Thalagolla Road, Ragama, Sri Lanka, LK
S Williams,
Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, P.O. Box 6, Thalagolla Road, Ragama, Sri Lanka, LK
W Abeyewickreme
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, P.O. Box 6, Thalagolla Road, Ragama, Sri Lanka, LK
Abstract
Dengue fever and chikungunya are arboviral diseases transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes. Unlike dengue, chikungunya typically consists of a self-limiting and nonfatal acute illness characterised by fever, rash and incapacitating arthralgia.
Key words: dengue, chikungunya, RT-PCR
doi: 10.4038/cmj.v53i3.252
Ceylon Medical Journal Vol. 53, No. 3, September 2008 pp.104-105
How to Cite:
Hapaurachchi, H., Bandara, K., Hapugoda, M., Williams, S. and Abeyewickreme, W., 2008. Laboratory confirmation of dengue and chikungunya co-infection. Ceylon Medical Journal, 53(3), pp.104–105. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/cmj.v53i3.252
Published on
17 Dec 2008.
Peer Reviewed
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