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The global health and economic burden of chikungunya from 2011 to 2020: a model-driven analysis on the impact of an emerging vector-borne disease

open access: yesBMJ Global Health
Introduction Chikungunya is a mosquito-borne arboviral disease posing an emerging global public health threat. Understanding the global burden of chikungunya is critical for designing effective prevention and control strategies.
Adrianne Marije de Roo   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Outbreak of Chikungunya in the Republic of Congo and the global picture

open access: yesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2011
Chikungunya fever is a crippling disease caused by an arthropod-borne virus (arbovirus) transmitted to humans through mosquitoes.  Although Chikungunya virus is not often associated with mortality, the effects of virus outbreaks are often devastating ...
Alyson Ann Kelvin
doaj   +1 more source

Transplant Infectious Disease Training: Bridging the Gap

open access: yesTransplant Infectious Disease, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT An increasing complexity of organ transplantation, newer immunosuppressives, and an expanded donor pool requires a well‐trained multidisciplinary workforce with surgeons, physicians, and infectious diseases (ID) physicians working together. In most countries, solid organ transplantation preceded the development of ID as a specialty leading to ...
Ankit Mittal   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bone erosions and joint damage caused by chikungunya virus: a systematic review

open access: yesRevista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Background: Chikungunya fever is an emerging global infection transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes that manifests as an acute febrile illness with joint pain and can lead to chronic arthritis.
José Kennedy Amaral   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

First report of Chikungunya virus infection in Nepal

open access: yesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2014
Chikungunya virus is an emerging arboviral disease that has been spreading rapidly across south Asia in recent years. Until recently, no chikungunya cases have been reported in Nepal.
Sher Bahadur Pun   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Stable SARS‐CoV‐2 antibody levels and functionality in serum and COVID‐19 convalescent plasma after long‐term storage

open access: yesVox Sanguinis, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and Objectives The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic necessitated various therapeutic approaches, including convalescent plasma (CP) administration. The administration timing of COVID‐19 CP (CCP), antibody specificity and quantity were identified as crucial factors for therapeutic success.
Sandra Laner‐Plamberger   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Influence of rural landscape structures on the dispersal of the asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus : a study case at La Reunion Island [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Aedes albopictus Skuse (Diptera:Culicidae) is a mosquito species of major importance involved in the transmission of several diseases (Dengue, Yellow Fever, Chikungunya, West Nile Fever). Ae.
Boyer, Sébastien   +4 more
core  

A Short‐Read Amplicon Sequencing Protocol and Bioinformatic Pipeline for Ecological Surveillance of Dipteran Disease Vectors

open access: yesMolecular Ecology Resources, Volume 25, Issue 6, August 2025.
ABSTRACT Vector control remains an important strategy worldwide to prevent human infection with pathogens transmitted by arthropods. Vector control strategies rely on accurate identification of vector taxa along with vector‐specific biological indicators such as feeding ecology, infection prevalence and insecticide resistance.
Raquel Lima‐Cordón   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Social sciences research in neglected tropical diseases 2: A bibliographic analysis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
The official published version of the article can be found at the link below.Background There are strong arguments for social science and interdisciplinary research in the neglected tropical diseases.
A Anyamba   +112 more
core   +3 more sources

The challenge of chronic chikungunya

open access: yesTravel Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2017
Since the early 2000's, chikungunya has been considered to be a rapidly expanding, re-emerging, tropical disease. This led the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) together with the World Health Organization (WHO) to organize an expert consultation in June 2015.
Javelle, Emilie   +6 more
openaire   +4 more sources

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