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Chikungunya and the eye: a review [PDF]

Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection, 2013
Chikungunya is a self-limited, systemic viral infection that has been a major health problem since the past few years. Ocular manifestations of the disease have become more prevalent in the recent years. Currently, there is neither a specific treatment nor vaccine available for chikungunya fever.
Rohit Shetty, Kavitha Avadhani, Padmamalini Mahendradas   +2 more
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Zika, chikungunya and dengue: the causes and threats of new and re-emerging arboviral diseases

BMJ Global Health, 2017
The recent emergence and re-emergence of viral infections transmitted by vectors—Zika, chikungunya, dengue, Japanese encephalitis, West Nile, yellow fever and others—is a cause for international concern. Using as examples Zika, chikungunya and dengue, we
E. Paixão, M. Teixeira, L. Rodrigues
semanticscholar   +1 more source

From importation to autochthonous transmission: Drivers of chikungunya and dengue emergence in a temperate area

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020
Background The global spread of Aedes albopictus has exposed new geographical areas to the risk of dengue and chikungunya virus transmission. Several autochthonous transmission events have occurred in recent decades in Southern Europe and many indicators
F. Jourdain, D. Roiz, H. de Valk, H. Noël, G. L’Ambert, F. Franke, M. Paty, A. Guinard, J. Desenclos, B. Roche   +9 more
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Exposure to arboviral infections and risk of rheumatoid arthritis: Findings from the MyEIRA population‐based case‐control study

Rheumatology &Autoimmunity, EarlyView.
The Malaysian Epidemiological Investigation of Rheumatoid Arthritis population‐based case‐control study examined whether prior exposure to chikungunya and dengue viruses (via IgG seropositivity) is associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) risk, stratified by anti‐citrullinated protein antibody (ACPA) status.
Chun Lai Too, Wahinuddin Sulaiman, Nurul‐Aain Ahmad Fauzi, Siti Aisyah Abdul Ahmad, Lau Ing Soo, Heselynn Hussein, Nor‐Shuhaila Shahril, Gun Suk Chyn, Eashwary Mageswaran, Mohd‐Shahrir Mohamed Said, Lay Kim Tan, Ainon Mohd Mokhtar, Azmillah Rosman, Muhaini Othman, Osman Ali, Lars Alfredsson, Lars Klareskog, Leonid Padyukov   +17 more
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Chikungunya infection in infants [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Saúde Materno Infantil, 2016
Abstract Introduction: the infection of chikungunya virus presents clinical manifestations variables, particularly in infants in which may present multiple cutaneous manifestations. Description: a case series study was carried out in an analytical character of 14 infants (>28 days to < 2 years old) admitted in a hospital between November 2015 ...
Duarte, Maria do Carmo Menezes Bezerra, Oliveira Neto, Arino Faria de, Bezerra, Patrícia Gomes de Matos, Cavalcanti, Lara Alves, Silva, Vanessa Máximo de Brito, Abreu, Suelda Grasiela Alves Araújo de, Leite, Susana Farias Batista, Cavalcanti, Nara Vasconcelos   +7 more
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Stress in dipteran insects mass‐reared for sterile insect technique applications

Insect Science, EarlyView.
The connections between biotic and abiotic stress affecting mass‐reared dipteran insects and the associated stress and immunological responses. Numbers indicate the order in which the topics are discussed in this review. Abstract Stress may be viewed as the disturbance of homeostasis of an organism.
Caroline K. Mirieri, Vera I.D. Ros, Adly M.M. Abd‐Alla, Monique M. van Oers   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Human behaviors: a threat for mosquito control?

, 2015
Community involvement and the preventive behavior of households are considered to be at the heart of vector-control strategies. In this work, we consider a simple theoretical model that enables us to take into account human behaviors that may interfere ...
Dumont, Y., Thuilliez, J.
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Zika virus: New clinical syndromes and its emergence in the western hemisphere [PDF]

, 2016
Zika virus (ZIKV) had remained a relatively obscure flavivirus until a recent series of outbreaks accompanied by unexpectedly severe clinical complications brought this virus into the spotlight as causing an infection of global public health concern.
Brazilian Medical Genetics Society–Zika Embryopathy Task Force, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Collaborative Cross Consortium, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Helen M. Lazear, Michael S. Diamond, T. C. Pierson   +9 more
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The threat of Chikungunya in Oceania

Western Pacific Surveillance and Response Journal, 2013
[Extract] The Oceania region, which includes Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean, has historically been free from chikungunya. However, the 2011 outbreak in New Caledonia and the ongoing outbreak in Papua New Guinea have highlighted the risk to other communities in Oceania where there are competent ...
Horwood, Paul, Bande, Grace, Dagina, Roshiela, Guillaumot, Laurent, Aaskov, John, Pavlin, Boris   +5 more
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Chikungunya Infection in Travelers [PDF]

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2006
The largest described outbreak of chikungunya virus has been occurring on the islands of the southwest Indian Ocean since March 2005. We describe the manifestations of chikungunya virus infection in travelers returning from these islands, with focus on skin manifestations.
Eric Caumes, Patrick Hochedez, Monique Debruyne, Philippe Bossi, Stéphane Jauréguiberry, Gilles Brucker, François Bricaire, Pierre Hausfater   +7 more
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