TY - JOUR AU - Badar, Nazish AU - Salman, Muhammad AU - Ansari, Jamil AU - Aamir, Uzma AU - Alam, Muhammad Masroor AU - Arshad, Yasir AU - Mushtaq, Nighat AU - Ikram, Aamer AU - Qazi, Javaria T1 - Emergence of Chikungunya Virus, Pakistan, 2016–2017 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2020 VL - 26 IS - 2 SP - 307 SN - 1080-6059 AB - During December 2016–May 2017, an outbreak of chikungunya virus infection occurred across Pakistan. The East/Central/South African genotype was predominant. This study provides baseline data on the virus strain and emphasizes the need for active surveillance and implementation of preventive interventions to contain future outbreaks. KW - Chikungunya virus KW - CHKV KW - Pakistan KW - molecular epidemiology KW - vectorborne infections KW - zoonoses KW - viruses KW - CHIKV KW - vector-borne infections KW - arboviruses DO - 10.3201/eid2602.171636 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/2/17-1636_article ER - End of Reference