The socioeconomic impact of the chikungunya viral epidemic in India
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C. Jairaj Kumar and Arunachalam Kumar are from the K.S. Hegde Medical Academy, Nithyananda Nagar, Deralakatte, Mangalore, India. C. Arvind Baboo, B. Unni Krishnan, Shevonne Joy, Tom Jose and Anusha Philip are from Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, India. Kuraparthy Sambasivaiah is head of the Department of Oncology, Narayana Medical College, Nellore, India. Belle Monappa Hegde is chair of the State Health Society Expert Committee, Government of Bihar, India.
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