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Congenital chikungunya

Journal of Clinical Neonatology, 2012
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection manifesting in neonates is very rare. The prevalence of the entity was described only recently. We describe a neonate with chikungunya who presented with severe thrombocytopenia and features of multisytem involvement.
Gopakumar, Hariharan, Ramachandran, Sivji   +1 more
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Chikungunya in Italy [PDF]

BMJ, 2007
Globalisation is to blame for the epidemic of this rare viral fever, not climate change, says Jo ...
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Chikungunya on the move [PDF]

Trends in Parasitology, 2015
In December 2013, chikungunya virus (CHIKV) transmission was reported for the first time in the Americas. Since then it has spread quickly, with more than 1 million suspected and confirmed cases being reported in one year, where previously there were only sporadic travel-related cases.
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Epidemiological profile of arboviruses in two different scenarios: dengue circulation vs. dengue, chikungunya and Zika co-circulation

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2023
Highlights The introduction of chikungunya and Zika viruses did not change the epidemiological profile of dengue cases in our study population. Most cases of dengue, chikungunya and Zika have been described in women. Dengue, chikungunya and/or Zika cases
Pablo Cantalice Santos Farias, André Filipe Pastor, Juliana Prado Gonçales, Iasmyn Dayanne Santos do Nascimento, Ellida Suellen de Souza Ferraz, Thaísa Regina Rocha Lopes, Rodrigo Feliciano do Carmo, Maria Rosângela Cunha Duarte Côelho, José Valter Joaquim Silva Júnior   +8 more
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Evidence of chikungunya virus infections among febrile patients at three secondary health facilities in the Ashanti and the Bono Regions of Ghana.

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, Patrick Williams Narkwa, Michael Owusu, Seth Agyei Domfeh, Mahmood Alhassan, Emmanuel Appau, Alimatu Salam, Mohamed Mutocheluh   +7 more
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Continuous Circulation of Chikungunya Virus during COVID-19 Pandemic in Jambi, Sumatra, Indonesia

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2022
Chikungunya fever is a self-limiting viral illness that is caused by the chikungunya virus (CHIKV). CHIKV is found in multiple provinces of Indonesia, with clustered local outbreaks.
Marsha Sinditia Santoso, Sotianingsih Haryanto, Fadil Rulian, Rahma F. Hayati, Amanda Kristiani, Rini Kartika, Benediktus Yohan, Martin L. Hibberd, R. Tedjo Sasmono   +8 more
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Chikungunya: an overview

Journal of Biosciences, 2008
Chikungunya (CHIK),a mosquito borne debilitating disease,is caused by CHIK virus,an alphavirus belonging to the family Togaviridae.The sudden onset of very high fever along with rash, and severe arthralgia especially in the small joints of hands and toes are the characteristics of the disease.
A B, Sudeep, D, Parashar
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Explorations on the antiviral potential of zinc and magnesium salts against chikungunya virus: implications for therapeutics

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
BackgroundChikungunya virus (CHIKV), which causes chikungunya fever, is an arbovirus of public health concern with no approved antiviral therapies. A significant proportion of patients develop chronic arthritis after an infection.
Kusuma Sai Davuluri, Shridhar Shukla, Mahadeo Kakade, Sarah Cherian, Sarah Cherian, Kalichamy Alagarasu, Kalichamy Alagarasu, Deepti Parashar, Deepti Parashar   +8 more
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Genetic predisposition to chikungunya – a blood group study in chikungunya affected families

Virology Journal, 2009
Chikungunya fever is a viral disease transmitted to humans by the bite of CHIKV virus infected Aedes mosquitoes. During monsoon outbreak of chikungunya fever, we carried out the genetic predisposition to chikungunya in disease affected 100 families by ...
Ramakrishna Vadde, Sarojamma Vemula, Sudarsanareddy Lokireddy   +2 more
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Durability of Functional SARS-CoV-2-Specific Immunological Memory and T Cell Response up to 8–9 Months Postrecovery From COVID-19

Journal of Immunology Research
Research on long-term follow-up in individuals who have recovered from coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) would yield insights regarding their immunity status and identify those who need booster vaccinations.
Diptee Trimbake, Dharmendra Singh, Yogesh Gurav K., Prasad Babar, Varsha Dange S., Anuradha S. Tripathy   +5 more
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