Origin and History of the Chandipura Virus

The Chandipura virus was first isolated in 1965 from the blood of two patients in the Chandipura village of Maharashtra, India, which is where the virus gets its name. It is part of the Rhabdoviridae family, closely related to the vesicular stomatitis virus and is primarily transmitted through sandflies, specifically the Phlebotomus species. Although the virus remained relatively obscure for decades, sporadic outbreaks over the years have brought it into the spotlight.
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