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The Chikungunya Epidemic: A look at five cases

IDCases, 2015
Chikungunya is an infection caused by the Chikungunya virus and transmitted by the bite of infected mosquito. The most common symptoms of Chikungunya virus infection are fever, joint pain or rash.
Bethel Shiferaw, Paul Lam, Summer Tuthill, Hira Choudhry, Sarah Syed, Shadab Ahmed, Tabassum Yasmin   +6 more
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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
Beatrice Chipwaza, Joseph P Mugasa, Majige Selemani, Mbaraka Amuri, Fausta Mosha, Steve D Ngatunga, Paul S Gwakisa   +6 more
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ZIKV Phylogenetic Characterization Reveals Evolutionary Diversity, Regional Dissemination, and Emergence of African Lineages in Brazil

Journal of Basic Microbiology, Volume 66, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT During the last epidemic in 2015–2016, Zika virus (ZIKV) gaining worldwide attention due to its association with neurological complications such as microcephaly and Guillain‐Barré syndrome. ZIKV can be transmitted through vector‐borne, sexual, maternal‐fetal, and blood transfusion transmission.
Thayane da Encarnação Sá‐Guimarães, Pedro Panzenhagen, Anita Ferreira do Valle, Carlos Adam Conte Junior, Mônica Ferreira Moreira   +4 more
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Seroprevalance of Dengue and Chikungunya Infection and their Seasonal Trends

Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 2020
Dengue and Chikungunya are mosquito-borne arboviral infections with Aedes aegypti being the common vector for both.Manifestations of dengue fever closely resemble with the manifestations of Chikungunya.
C.Pooja, Mita D. Wadekar, S. Jayashree, J.V. Sathish   +3 more
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Imaging findings in chikungunya fever [PDF]

Radiologia Brasileira, 2017
Chikungunya fever is an infection that manifests clinically asacute fever and skin rash, together with disabling arthralgia, ar-thritis, and fatigue. The disease is caused by a virus of the familyTogaviridae. The virus is transmitted to humans by the mosquitoesAedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus .
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Dengue Fever and Its Burden in Burkina Faso: An Overview

Reviews in Medical Virology, Volume 36, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Dengue fever is an arbovirus disease caused by the dengue virus and has been diagnosed in Burkina Faso for many years. In recent decades, the disease has become a growing concern, thereby impacting the public health system. Several factors contribute to the pathogenesis of dengue fever, including the immune system and the virulence of ...
Wendimi Fatimata Belem, Ibrahim Sangare, Caroline Gilbert, Wilfried Wenceslas Bazié   +3 more
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Strategic Preparedness of Broad‐Spectrum Antivirals for Rapid Response Towards Next Pandemics

Small Science, Volume 6, Issue 1, January 2026.
Nanoengineered broad‐spectrum antivirals (BSAs) represent a transformative approach to pandemic preparedness. Unlike virus‐specific drugs requiring separate development, BSAs act across multiple viral families through nanoengineering strategies that enhance solubility, bioavailability, and host‐targeted activity.
Sanoj Rejinold N, Geun‐woo Jin, Jin‐Ho Choy   +2 more
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Advances in Microbial Diagnostics: Machine Learning and Nanotechnology for Zoonotic Disease Control

WIREs Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology, Volume 18, Issue 1, January/February 2026.
This review highlights how integrating machine learning with nanotechnology enables enhanced diagnostics, personalized treatments, and the prediction of outbreaks for zoonotic diseases, offering a unified framework to advance global health. ABSTRACT Zoonotic diseases pose significant global health threats, with microbial pathogens, including bacteria ...
Narges Lotfalizadeh, Cinzia Santucciu, Valentina Chisu, Helia Sepahvand, Abbas Rahdar, Razieh Behzadmehr, Octavio Luiz Franco, Guettari Moez, Luiz Fernando Romanholo Ferreira   +8 more
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The first adolescent case infected with chikungunya virus in South Korea [PDF]

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Journal
Chikungunya fever, a viral illness transmitted to humans through the bites of infected mosquitoes, presents with symptoms such as high fever, severe myalgia, headache, arthralgia, rash, and vomiting. This disease predominantly manifests in Southeast Asia,
Eun Jae Hwang, Jee Yeon Baek, Ji-Young Lee, Ji-Man Kang, Jong Gyun Ahn   +4 more
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Chikungunya Virus Infection and Acute Elevation of Serum Prostate-Specific Antigen

Case Reports in Urology, 2015
A man with prostate cancer on a regime of active surveillance had a laboratory-confirmed acute Chikungunya virus infection. The patient experienced a sudden increase in serum Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) during the acute illness that caused him ...
William Derval Aiken, Joshua J. Anzinger
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