Chikungunya as a Cause of Acute Febrile Illness in Southern Sri Lanka

Megan E. Reller; Ufuoma Akoroda; Ajith Nagahawatte; Vasantha Devasiri; Wasantha Kodikaarachchi; John J. Strouse; Robert Chua; Yan'an Hou; Angelia Chow; October M. Sessions; Truls Østbye; Duane J. Gubler; Christopher W. Woods; Champica Bodinayake

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0082259

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Chikungunya as a Cause of Acute Febrile Illness in Southern Sri Lanka

Megan E. Reller ,

* E-mail: mreller1@jhmi.edu

Affiliations Division of Medical Microbiology, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America, Hubert-Yeargan Center for Global Health, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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Ufuoma Akoroda,

Affiliation Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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Ajith Nagahawatte,

Affiliation Medical Faculty of University of Ruhuna, Galle, Sri Lanka
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Vasantha Devasiri,

Affiliation Medical Faculty of University of Ruhuna, Galle, Sri Lanka
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Wasantha Kodikaarachchi,

Affiliation Medical Faculty of University of Ruhuna, Galle, Sri Lanka
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John J. Strouse,

Affiliation Division of Pediatric Hematology, Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Robert Chua,

Affiliation Duke-National University of Singapore Graduate Medical School Program in Emerging Infections, Singapore, Singapore
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Yan'an Hou,

Affiliation Duke-National University of Singapore Graduate Medical School Program in Emerging Infections, Singapore, Singapore
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Angelia Chow,

Affiliation Duke-National University of Singapore Graduate Medical School Program in Emerging Infections, Singapore, Singapore
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October M. Sessions,

Affiliation Duke-National University of Singapore Graduate Medical School Program in Emerging Infections, Singapore, Singapore
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Truls Østbye,

Affiliations Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America, Hubert-Yeargan Center for Global Health, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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Duane J. Gubler,

Affiliation Duke-National University of Singapore Graduate Medical School Program in Emerging Infections, Singapore, Singapore
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Christopher W. Woods,

Affiliations Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America, Hubert-Yeargan Center for Global Health, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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Champica Bodinayake

Affiliation Medical Faculty of University of Ruhuna, Galle, Sri Lanka
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Chikungunya as a Cause of Acute Febrile Illness in Southern Sri Lanka

Megan E. Reller,
Ufuoma Akoroda,
Ajith Nagahawatte,
Vasantha Devasiri,
Wasantha Kodikaarachchi,
John J. Strouse,
Robert Chua,
Yan'an Hou,
Angelia Chow,
October M. Sessions

Published: December 2, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0082259

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