| appearance of e1: a226v mutant chikungunya virus in coastal karnataka, india during 2008 outbreak. | chikungunya has resurged in the form of unprecedented explosive epidemic in 2006 after a long gap in india affecting 1.39 million of persons. the disease continued for the next two consecutive years affecting 59,535 and 64,548 persons during 2007 and 2008 respectively. the 2008 outbreak being the second largest among these three years the information regarding the etiology and the mutations involved are useful for further control measures. among the 2008 outbreaks the coastal karnataka accounts ... | 2009 | 19857273 |