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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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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
Makoto Kondo +5 more
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South African Family Practice, 2006 No abstract available.
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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 ...
SUPRIYA SATISH PATIL +3 more
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The research progress of Chikungunya fever. [PDF]
Front Public Health, 2022 Chikungunya fever, an acute infectious disease caused by Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), is transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, with fever, rash, and joint pain as the main features. 1952, the first outbreak of Chikungunya fever was in Tanzania, Africa, and the virus was isolated in 1953.
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Journal of Bahria University Medical and Dental College, 2017 Chikungunya fever is caused by the chikungunya virus (CHIKV), a mosquito-borne emerging pathogen, which was first revealed on the borders of Mozambique and Tanzania in 1952. Currently it is stretched over 40 countries globally.
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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.
Nurul Bariah Razali +2 more
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Diagnosis and Management of Imported Chikungunya Fever in Taiwan: A Case Report
Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, 2010 Chikungunya virus, a mosquito-borne alphavirus, is endemic in Africa and Southeast Asia but is rarely reported in Taiwan. We report the case of a Taiwanese woman who developed Chikungunya fever, which was first diagnosed by a clinician rather than by ...
Ko Chang, Jih-Jin Tsai, Wei-Ru Lin
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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 ...
Jéssica Isabelle Santos Dutra +3 more
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The Range of Neurological Complications in Chikungunya Fever [PDF]
Neurocritical Care, 2017 Background: Chikungunya fever is a globally spreading mosquito-borne disease that shows an unexpected neurovirulence. Even though the neurological complications have been a major cause of intensive care unit admission and death, to date, there is no systematic analysis of their spectrum available.
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