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Michael S Rolph1, Ali Zaid1, Suresh Mahalingam1
1Institute for Glycomics, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia.
Trends in Microbiology
|January 10, 2016
Abstract:
The emergence of Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) has prompted a re-think of how preventative solutions should be approached since recent studies support the notion of salivary transmission. With the threat of significant health and economic burden, new control strategies aimed at limiting salivary transmission are needed to avoid further outbreaks.
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