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Chikungunya [PDF]

Journal of Special Operations Medicine, 2014
Chikungunya is a rapidly emerging infectious disease caused by a virus of the genus Alphavirus, family Togaviridae. Most commonly, patients have an acute onset of fever with often debilitating symmetric joint discomfort that can relapse months after the initial infection.
Derek R, MacFadden, Isaac I, Bogoch
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Neonate with chikungunya

Clinical Case Reports, 2021
AbstractChikungunya although rare should be considered in any neonate presenting with fever and facial hyperpigmentation or encephalopathy especially in endemic areas.
Vishal Gupta, Nitin Gupta, Aakash Pandita   +2 more
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Chikungunya and the Heart [PDF]

Cardiology, 2021
<b><i>Introduction:</i></b> 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 most widely spread diseases.
Juan I. Cotella, Ana L. Sauce, Clara I. Saldarriaga, Gonzalo E. Perez, Juan M. Farina, Fernando Wyss, Alvaro Sosa Liprandi, Ivan Mendoza, Ana G. Múnera, Bryce Alexander, Adrian Baranchuk   +10 more
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Understanding the Biology and Immune Pathogenesis of Chikungunya Virus Infection for Diagnostic and Vaccine Development

Viruses, 2022
Chikungunya virus, the causative agent of chikungunya fever, is generally characterized by the sudden onset of symptoms, including fever, rash, myalgia, and headache.
Mohamad S. Hakim, Abu T. Aman
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Pan-European Chikungunya surveillance: Designing risk stratified surveillance zones [PDF]

, 2009
This article has been made available through the Brunel Open Access Publishing Fund - Copyright @ 2009 Tilston et alThe first documented transmission of Chikungunya within Europe took place in Italy during the summer of 2007.
Skelly, C, Tilston, N, Weinstein, P
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Studies on the antiviral activity of chebulinic acid against dengue and chikungunya viruses and in silico investigation of its mechanism of inhibition

Scientific Reports, 2022
Chebulinic acid (CA), originally isolated from the flower extract of the plant Terminalia chebula, has been shown to inhibit infection of herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2), suggestively by inhibiting the host entry step of viral infection.
Naiju Thomas, Poonam Patil, Anjana Sharma, Sandeep Kumar, Vikas Kumar Singh, Kalichamy Alagarasu, Deepti Parashar, Suman Tapryal   +7 more
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Seroprevalence and incidence of primary dengue infections among children in a rural region of Maharashtra, Western India

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2019
Background Dengue infections have become a huge threat to public health systems in developing countries. Data on seroprevalence and incidence of dengue infections are lacking from rural regions of India.
Paresh S. Shah, Kalichamy Alagarasu, Shivaji Karad, Avinash Deoshatwar, Santosh M. Jadhav, Tushar Raut, Anand Singh, Cecilia Dayaraj, Vasant S. Padbidri   +8 more
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Comparative Study of Chikungunya Only and Chikungunya-Scrub Typhus Coinfection in Children: Findings from a Hospital-Based Observational Study from Central Nepal

International Journal of Pediatrics, 2021
Objectives. Chikungunya and scrub typhus infection are important causes of undifferentiated fever in tropical zones. The clinical manifestations in both conditions are nonspecific and often overlap. This study compares the clinical manifestations and the
Santosh Pathak, Nagendra Chaudhary, Prativa Dhakal, Sanjay Ray Yadav, Binod Kumar Gupta, Om Prakash Kurmi   +5 more
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TIMP-2 as a Potential Indicator of Persistent Arthralgia in Chikungunya: Evidence From a Brazilian Cohort Study. [PDF]

J Med Virol
ABSTRACT Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection can trigger a sustained inflammatory response, often leading to chronic musculoskeletal pain. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and their tissue inhibitors (TIMPs) may contribute to the persistence of arthralgia through their involvement in joint tissue remodeling and degradation. This study aimed to evaluate
Costa ACS, Santos AFD, Albuquerque GCL, da Rosa MM, Taniele-Silva J, Duarte ALBP, da Rocha Pitta MG, de Siqueira AM, de Barros Albuquerque AP, de Melo Rego MJB.   +9 more
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Anti-ganglioside antibodies in patients with Zika virus infection-associated Guillain-Barré Syndrome in Brazil. [PDF]

, 2019
Zika virus infection is associated with the development of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), a neurological autoimmune disorder caused by immune recognition of gangliosides and other components at nerve membranes.
Alcantara, Luiz Carlos Junior, de Siqueira, Isadora Cristina, do Rosário, Mateus Santana, Ernst, Joel D, Mota, Sabrina, Pereira de Jesus, Pedro Antônio, Rivera-Correa, Juan, Rodriguez, Ana   +7 more
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