Chikungunya: a re-emerging virus

@article{Burt2012ChikungunyaAR,
  title={Chikungunya: a re-emerging virus},
  author={Felicity Jane Burt and M S Rolph and Nestor E. Rulli and Suresh Mahalingam and Mark T. Heise},
  journal={The Lancet},
  year={2012},
  volume={379},
  pages={662-671}
}
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