India, March 4 -- In February this year, experts from B J Medical College (BJMC) and Sassoon General Hospital (SGH) started whole genome sequencing of the Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) in an effort to rule out significant mutation in the virus and virus strain in circulation, said officials.

Chikungunya is a viral infection transmitted by mosquitoes. The symptoms include fever, muscle pain, headache, fatigue and possible occurrence of rash. Last year, health officials came across a significant number of CHIKV-infected patients, including cases of rare manifestations. According to doctors, there were cases of Chikungunya with Encephalitis, Meningoencephalitis, Myocarditis, Gastroenteritis, kidney injury, sepsis and Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GB...