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International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021 Objectives: To investigate risk factors for persistent arthralgia in patients with chikungunya, and describe its impact on daily activities. Methods: From September 2014 to July 2016, a surveillance study enrolled patients with acute febrile illness in ...
Monaíse M.O. Silva +14 more
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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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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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New Microbes and New Infections, 2017 Chikungunya fever is a major public health issue in India affecting billions. After 2010, the infection was in a decline until in 2016, when a massive outbreak affected the country. In this report, we present serologic and molecular investigations of 600
N. Kaur +8 more
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Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2023 Objectives. To characterize the distribution profile of dengue, chikungunya, and Zika virus infections in Latin America and the Caribbean and to identify possible factors associated with the risk of dissemination and severity of these arboviruses ...
Letícia L.M. Santos +4 more
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Frequency of Chikungunya Virus Infection in the Tertiary Care Hospital of Karachi
Journal of Islamic International Medical College, 2021 Objective: To determine the frequency of Chikungunya virus infection in the tertiary care hospital of Karachi during the time from 1stJanuary 2017 till 31st December 2018. Study Design: This was a retrospective cross-sectional study.
Fouzia Zeeshan Khan, Fatima Fasih, Mohammad Sohaib Tauheed, Saba Hassan, Sambreen Zameer
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Post–Chikungunya Virus Infection Musculoskeletal Disorders: Syndromic Sequelae after an Outbreak
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2021 The Chikungunya virus is a re-emerging mosquito-borne alphavirus. Outbreaks are unpredictable and explosive in nature. Fever, arthralgia, and rash are common symptoms during the acute phase.
Hisham A. Imad +10 more
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Reemergence of Chikungunya Virus [PDF]
Journal of Virology, 2014 ABSTRACT Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-transmitted alphavirus that causes acute fever and acute and chronic musculoskeletal pain in humans. Since 2004, CHIKV has caused millions of cases of disease in the Indian Ocean region and has emerged in new areas, including Europe, the Middle East, and the Pacific region. The mosquito vectors
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Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2016 Introducción. Se han observado manifestaciones clínicas atípicas en recién nacidos y lactantes con fiebre por el virus del chikungunya. Objetivo. Describir los casos de fiebre causada por el virus del chikungunya en recién nacidos y lactantes con ...
Claudia Marcela Muñoz +6 more
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Antiviral Strategies Against Chikungunya Virus [PDF]
, 2016 In the last few decades the Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) has evolved from a geographically isolated pathogen to a virus that is widespread in many parts of Africa, Asia and recently also in Central- and South-America. Although CHIKV infections are rarely fatal, the disease can evolve into a chronic stage, which is characterized by persisting ...
Abdelnabi, Rana +2 more
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