Seroprevalence of Alphavirus Antibodies in a Cross-Sectional Study in Southwestern Tanzania Suggests Endemic Circulation of Chikungunya

Nina Weller; Petra Clowes; Gerhard Dobler; Elmar Saathoff; Inge Kroidl; Nyanda Elias Ntinginya; Leonard Maboko; Thomas Löscher; Michael Hoelscher; Norbert Heinrich

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0002979

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Seroprevalence of Alphavirus Antibodies in a Cross-Sectional Study in Southwestern Tanzania Suggests Endemic Circulation of Chikungunya

Nina Weller ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Nina Weller, Petra Clowes

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Medical Centre of the University of Munich (LMU), Munich, Germany
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Petra Clowes ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Nina Weller, Petra Clowes

Affiliation National Institute for Medical Research -Mbeya Medical Research Center, Mbeya, Tanzania
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Gerhard Dobler,

Affiliations Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Munich, Germany, German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), partner site Munich, Munich, Germany
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Elmar Saathoff,

Affiliations Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Medical Centre of the University of Munich (LMU), Munich, Germany, German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), partner site Munich, Munich, Germany
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Inge Kroidl,

Affiliations Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Medical Centre of the University of Munich (LMU), Munich, Germany, National Institute for Medical Research -Mbeya Medical Research Center, Mbeya, Tanzania
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Nyanda Elias Ntinginya,

Affiliation National Institute for Medical Research -Mbeya Medical Research Center, Mbeya, Tanzania
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Leonard Maboko,

Affiliation National Institute for Medical Research -Mbeya Medical Research Center, Mbeya, Tanzania
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Thomas Löscher,

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Medical Centre of the University of Munich (LMU), Munich, Germany
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Michael Hoelscher,

Affiliations Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Medical Centre of the University of Munich (LMU), Munich, Germany, National Institute for Medical Research -Mbeya Medical Research Center, Mbeya, Tanzania, German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), partner site Munich, Munich, Germany
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Norbert Heinrich

* E-mail: heinrich@lrz.uni-muenchen.de

Affiliations Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Medical Centre of the University of Munich (LMU), Munich, Germany, German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), partner site Munich, Munich, Germany
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Seroprevalence of Alphavirus Antibodies in a Cross-Sectional Study in Southwestern Tanzania Suggests Endemic Circulation of Chikungunya

Nina Weller,
Petra Clowes,
Gerhard Dobler,
Elmar Saathoff,
Inge Kroidl,
Nyanda Elias Ntinginya,
Leonard Maboko,
Thomas Löscher,
Michael Hoelscher,
Norbert Heinrich

Published: July 31, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002979

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