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Биопрепараты: Профилактика, диагностика, лечение, 2023 An increase in cases of chikungunya fever is reported in the Caribbean, Central and South America, and Southeast Asia. As there is no specific treatment for this disease and the only available treatment is symptomatic, it is very relevant to develop ...
K. V. Kaa +3 more
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Imported Chikungunya Virus Infection
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2010 To the Editor: Chikungunya is a disease caused by an arboviral alphavirus transmitted to humans by Aedes mosquitoes (Aedes aegypti, Ae. albopictus). Symptoms include fever, myalgia, rash, and joint pain (which can last for several months) (1). During the 2005–2006 epidemics on Reunion Island, clinical manifestations such as severe hepatitis, severe ...
Soumahoro, M. K. +6 more
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Outbreak of Chikungunya in the Republic of Congo and the global picture
Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2011 Chikungunya fever is a crippling disease caused by an arthropod-borne virus (arbovirus) transmitted to humans through mosquitoes. Although Chikungunya virus is not often associated with mortality, the effects of virus outbreaks are often devastating ...
Alyson Ann Kelvin
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Viruses, 2023 Arboviruses have been shown to circulate in Madagascar, including West Nile, dengue, and chikungunya viruses, though the extent of their circulation remains poorly documented.
Anaïs Broban +8 more
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Chikungunya Virus–Vector Interactions [PDF]
Viruses, 2014 Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-borne alphavirus that causes chikungunya fever, a severe, debilitating disease that often produces chronic arthralgia. Since 2004, CHIKV has emerged in Africa, Indian Ocean islands, Asia, Europe, and the Americas, causing millions of human infections.
Coffey, Lark +2 more
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First report of Chikungunya virus infection in Nepal
Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2014 Chikungunya virus is an emerging arboviral disease that has been spreading rapidly across south Asia in recent years. Until recently, no chikungunya cases have been reported in Nepal.
Sher Bahadur Pun +2 more
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2018 BackgroundDuring 2015-16 Brazil experienced the largest epidemic of Zika virus ever reported. This arthropod-borne virus (arbovirus) has been linked to Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) in adults but other neurological associations are uncertain. Chikungunya
Ravi Mehta +21 more
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Detection of chikungunya virus in the Southern region, Saudi Arabia
Virology Journal, 2021 Background and aim Despite the fact that the chikungunya viral infection is a neglected disease, complications such as hemorrhagic fever, arthritis, and lymphopenia remain a health concern.
Abdulrahim R. Hakami +14 more
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Seroprevalence of Dengue and Chikungunya Virus Antibodies, French Polynesia, 2014–2015
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2018 We investigated dengue and chikungunya virus antibody seroprevalence in French Polynesia during 2014–2015. Dengue virus seroprevalence was ≈60% among schoolchildren and >83% among the general population; chikungunya virus seroprevalence was
Maite Aubry +18 more
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Intensive Care Admissions for Severe Chikungunya Virus Infection, French Polynesia
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2018 During the 2014–2015 chikungunya outbreak in French Polynesia, 64 patients with confirmed chikungunya virus infection were admitted into intensive care.
Adrien Koeltz +2 more
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