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A human genome-wide loss-of-function screen identifies effective chikungunya antiviral drugs [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a globally spreading alphavirus against which there is no commercially available vaccine or therapy. Here we use a genome-wide siRNA screen to identify 156 proviral and 41 antiviral host factors affecting CHIKV replication ...
Berre, Stefano   +16 more
core   +4 more sources

Chikungunya virus infection: molecular biology, clinical characteristics, and epidemiology in Asian countries

open access: yesJournal of Biomedical Sciences, 2021
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a re-emerging mosquito-borne human pathogen that causes chikungunya fever, which is typically accompanied by severe joint pain. In Asia, serological evidence indicated that CHIKV first emerged in 1954. From the 1950’s to 2005,
Sarawut Khongwichit   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Chikungunya on the move [PDF]

open access: yesTrends 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.
openaire   +2 more sources

Epidemiological profile of arboviruses in two different scenarios: dengue circulation vs. dengue, chikungunya and Zika co-circulation

open access: yesBMC 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   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evidence of chikungunya virus infections among febrile patients at three secondary health facilities in the Ashanti and the Bono Regions of Ghana.

open access: yesPLoS 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
doaj   +1 more source

Wolbachia and arbovirus inhibition in mosquitoes [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Wolbachia is a maternally inherited intracellular bacteria that can manipulate the reproduction of their insect hosts, and cytoplasmic incompatibility allows them to spread through mosquito populations.
Sinkins, Steven P.
core   +1 more source

Antivirals against the Chikungunya Virus

open access: yesViruses, 2021
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-transmitted alphavirus that has re-emerged in recent decades, causing large-scale epidemics in many parts of the world.
Verena Battisti, E. Urban, T. Langer
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Spatial and temporal hot spots of Aedes albopictus abundance inside and outside a South European metropolitan area [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Aedes albopictus is a tropical invasive species which in the last decades spread worldwide, also colonizing temperate regions of Europe and US, where it has become a public health concern due to its ability to transmit exotic arboviruses, as well as ...
Caputo, Beniamino   +8 more
core   +4 more sources

Continuous Circulation of Chikungunya Virus during COVID-19 Pandemic in Jambi, Sumatra, Indonesia

open access: yesTropical 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   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Zika virus and the never-ending story of emerging pathogens and transfusion medicine [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
In the last few years, the transfusion medicine community has been paying special attention to emerging vector-borne diseases transmitted by arboviruses.
Grazzini, Giuliano   +4 more
core   +1 more source

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