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Wolbachia and arbovirus inhibition in mosquitoes [PDF]

, 2013
Wolbachia is a maternally inherited intracellular bacteria that can manipulate the reproduction of their insect hosts, and cytoplasmic incompatibility allows them to spread through mosquito populations.
Sinkins, Steven P.
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Antivirals against the Chikungunya Virus [PDF]

Viruses, 2021
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-transmitted alphavirus that has re-emerged in recent decades, causing large-scale epidemics in many parts of the world. CHIKV infection leads to a febrile disease known as chikungunya fever (CHIKF), which is characterised by severe joint pain and myalgia.
Battisti, Verena, Urban, Ernst, Langer, Thierry   +2 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, Abdullah A. Alshamrani, Mohamad Alqahtani, Yasser Alraey, Razan A. Alhefzi, Sultan Alasmari, Mohamed Makkawi, Gasim Dobie, Mushtaq Mir, Mohamed Alshahrani, Ayed Dera, Mohammed Alfaifi, Mesfer Al Shahrani, Ahmad Matari, Ali Essa Asiry   +14 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., /Fontenille, Didier, Turbelin, C., Pelat, C., Boyd, A., Flahault, A., Hanslik, T.   +6 more
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Understanding the Biology and Immune Pathogenesis of Chikungunya Virus Infection for Diagnostic and Vaccine Development

Viruses, 2022
Chikungunya virus, the causative agent of chikungunya fever, is generally characterized by the sudden onset of symptoms, including fever, rash, myalgia, and headache.
Mohamad S. Hakim, Abu T. Aman
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Zika virus and the never-ending story of emerging pathogens and transfusion medicine [PDF]

, 2016
In the last few years, the transfusion medicine community has been paying special attention to emerging vector-borne diseases transmitted by arboviruses.
Grazzini, Giuliano, Liumbruno, Giancarlo M, Marano, Giuseppe, Pupella, Simonetta, VAGLIO, Stefania   +4 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, Anita Teissier, Michael Huart, Sébastien Merceron, Jessica Vanhomwegen, Mihiau Mapotoeke, Teheipuaura Mariteragi-Helle, Claudine Roche, Anne-Laure Vial, Sylvianne Teururai, Sébastien Sicard, Sylvie Paulous, Philippe Desprès, Jean-Claude Manuguerra, Henri-Pierre Mallet, Allison Imrie, Didier Musso, Xavier Deparis, Van-Mai Cao-Lormeau   +18 more
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Emergence of Chikungunya Virus in Pakistan: What should be done?

Journal of Bahria University Medical and Dental College, 2021
Since 10 years, Chikungunya – a virus spread through Aedes spp mosquitoes – has reemerged in Africa, southern and southeastern Asia, and the Indian Ocean Islands.1 In South- East Asia, epidemics have been documented in India, Malaysia, Sri Lanka ...
Abbas Ali Hussain, Rabia Sarwar
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Mutation of CD2AP and SH3KBP1 binding motif in alphavirus nsP3 hypervariable domain results in attenuated virus [PDF]

, 2018
Infection by Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) of the Old World alphaviruses (family Togaviridae) in humans can cause arthritis and arthralgia. The virus encodes four non-structural proteins (nsP) (nsP1, nsp2, nsP3 and nsP4) that act as subunits of the virus ...
Aquilimeba, Muriel, Kasvandik, Sergo, Lulla, Aleksei, Lulla, Valeria, McInerney, Gerald M., Merits, Andres, Morro, Ainhoa Moliner, Mutso, Margit, Saul, Sirle, Smedberg, Cecilia, Tarve, Liisi, Teppor, Mona, Thaa, Bastian, Varjak, Margus   +13 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, Stephane Lastere, Sylvain Jean-Baptiste   +2 more
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