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Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022 Dengue and chikungunya are two important mosquito-borne infections which are known to occur extensively in tropical and subtropical areas. Presently, there is no treatment for these viral diseases.
Kalichamy Alagarasu +9 more
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Measuring the global burden of chikungunya and Zika viruses: A systematic review
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021 Throughout the last decade, chikungunya virus (CHIKV) and Zika virus (ZIKV) infections have spread globally, causing a spectrum of disease that ranges from self-limited febrile illness to permanent severe disability, congenital anomalies, and early death.
Christopher J Puntasecca +2 more
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Chikungunya: risks for travellers
Journal of Travel Medicine, 2023 Rationale for review Chikungunya outbreaks continue to occur, with changing epidemiology. Awareness about chikungunya is low both among the at-risk travellers and healthcare professionals, which can result in underdiagnosis and underreporting.
F. Simon +5 more
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017 Recent epidemics of Zika, dengue, and chikungunya have heightened the need to understand the seasonal and geographic range of transmission by Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus mosquitoes.
Erin A Mordecai +2 more
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Diagnostic utility of real-time RT-PCR for chikungunya virus detection in the acute phase of infection: a retrospective study [PDF]
Annals of MedicineBackground Chikungunya fever is a viral disease spread by Aedes mosquitoes, reported in over 110 countries. In India, it was first detected in Kolkata in 1963 and is now widespread. Diagnosis often relies on detecting anti-chikungunya IgM antibodies, but
Anupama Sajith +4 more
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The neurological complications of chikungunya virus: A systematic review
Reviews in Medical Virology, 2018 We performed a systematic review on the neurological complications of chikungunya virus. Such complications are being reported increasingly, owing primarily to the scale of recent epidemics but also to a growing understanding of the virus' neurovirulence.
Ravi Mehta, Tom Solomon
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Chikungunya and the Heart [PDF]
Cardiology, 2021 Introduction: Neglected tropical diseases are a group of communicable diseases that occur in tropical and subtropical conditions and are closely related to poverty and inadequate sanitation conditions. Among these entities, chikungunya remains one of the
J. Cotella +10 more
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021 BackgroundChikungunya is now of public health concern globally due to its re-emergence in endemic areas and introduction into new areas of the world.
Jonathan Akwasi Adusei +7 more
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Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 2023 Chikungunya virus is widespread throughout the tropics, where it causes recurrent outbreaks of chikungunya fever. In recent years, outbreaks have afflicted populations in East and Central Africa, South America and Southeast Asia. The virus is transmitted by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes.
K. Bartholomeeusen +7 more
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Tropism of the Chikungunya Virus [PDF]
Viruses, 2019 Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a re-emerging mosquito-borne virus that displays a large cell and organ tropism, and causes a broad range of clinical symptoms in humans.
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