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Chikungunya fever - epidemic in rural Maharashtra

open access: yesIndian Journal of Community Medicine, 2009
Sir, Chikungunya fever, an arboviral infection, transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito is caused by the chikungunya virus of family Togaviridae and genus Alphavirus. The illness can be severe, but it is self-limiting and nonfatal. We conducted a cross-sectional study in the epidemic-affected Shrirampur town.
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Chikungunya risk assessment for Europe: recommendations for action

open access: yes, 2006
Since March 2005, 255 000 cases of chikungunya fever are estimated to have occurred on the island of ...
Collective ECDC Chikungunya risk assessment group   +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

open access: yesAnnals of Medicine
Background 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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Update on chikungunya vaccines [PDF]

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02-Chikungunya-Hills-508 ...

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Epidemiology of Chikungunya fever outbreak in Western Jamaica during July–December 2014

open access: yes, 2017
Phuong N Pham,1 LaQueena T Williams,1 Uduak Obot,1 Luz A Padilla,1 Maung Aung,2 Tomi F Akinyemiju,1 April P Carson,1 Pauline E Jolly1 1Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA; 2Epidemiology Unit, Western ...
Obot U   +7 more
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Recognizing, managing, and reporting chikungunya virus infections in travelers returning from the Caribbean [PDF]

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December 13, 2013, 1400:00 (2:00 PM ET)CDCHAN-00358On December 7, 2013, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported the first local (autochthonous) transmission of chikungunya virus in the Americas. As of December 12th, 10 cases of chikungunya have been

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Areas at Risk for Chikungunya [PDF]

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Where has chikungunya virus been found?\u2022 Prior to 2013, chikungunya virus cases and outbreaks had been identified in countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Indian and Pacific Oceans.\u2022 In late 2013, the first local transmission of ...

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Chikungunya fever and lymphedema of limbs [PDF]

open access: yesJornal Vascular Brasileiro, 2020
Beuy Joob   +2 more
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