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.
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Genetic predisposition to chikungunya – a blood group study in chikungunya affected families [PDF]
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 ...
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Consideration of serum IL‐36α and β levels trends in two patients with chikungunya fever [PDF]
Clinical Case Reports, 2023 Key Clinical Message IL‐36 might play a role as an initial immune mechanism against chikungunya fever, and regulating IL‐36 production could be a potential treatment approach for this condition. Abstract Two Japanese siblings visited Cook Islands in 2015
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Unmasking the chik sign: A case report on nasal hyperpigmentation as a diagnostic clue for chikungunya fever [PDF]
Malaysian Family PhysicianMacular hyperpigmentation of the nasal region, often referred to as the ‘chik sign’, constitutes a distinctive physical manifestation associated with chikungunya fever.
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Impact of chronic illness caused by chikungunya fever on quality of life and functionality [PDF]
Einstein (São Paulo)Objective: To evaluate the impact of chronic illness caused by chikungunya fever on the quality of life and functionality of affected individuals. Methods: A cross-sectional and comparative study was conducted in which two groups were investigated: a ...
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Acute Clinical Features and Persistence of Joint Pain in Probable Cases of Chikungunya Fever in Eritrea [PDF]
Open Access Rheumatology: Research and ReviewsOkbu Frezgi,1,2 Araia Berhane,3 Ghide Ghebrewelde,4 Henok Tekie,4 Tsegezab Kiflezgi,4 Abdelaziz Mohamedsied,4 Yonas Tekie,4 Medhanie Medhin Asrat,5 Tewaldemedhine Gebrejesus6 1Orotta National Referral Maternity Hospital, Ministry of Health, Asmara ...
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Dengue and Chikungunya fever among viral diseases in outpatient febrile children in Kilosa district hospital, Tanzania. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2014 Viral etiologies of fever, including dengue, Chikungunya, influenza, rota and adeno viruses, cause major disease burden in tropical and subtropical countries. The lack of diagnostic facilities in developing countries leads to failure to estimate the true
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Dengue and Chikungunya Mono and Co-infections among Patients with Acute Febrile Illness [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2020 Introduction: Dengue and Chikungunya fever are arboviral diseases which are spread by a common vector. Being clinically indistinguishable, it is necessary to distinguish both either by molecular or serology testing.
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Seroepidemiological Survey of Chikungunya in and Around the Regions of Bijapur (Vijayapura - North Karnataka) [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2015 Background: Chikungunya is a debilitating, non-fatal, mosquito borne viral fever caused by Chikungunya virus (CHIVA). The disease is transmitted to humans by the bite of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes.
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A study of the outbreak of Chikungunya fever [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2013 Background and Objectives: Chikungunya fever occurred in an epidemic form in the state of Maharashtra after a gap of about 32 years. Many cases with symptoms which were suggestive of Chikungunya fever were reported from the village Kasegaon, Dist ...
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