Chikungunya Virus as Cause of Febrile Illness Outbreak, Chiapas, Mexico, 2014
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2015 Since chikungunya virus (CHIKV) was introduced into the Americas in 2013, its geographic distribution has rapidly expanded. Of 119 serum samples collected in 2014 from febrile patients in southern Mexico, 79% were positive for CHIKV or IgM against CHIKV.
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Seroprevalence and entomological study on Chikungunya virus at the Croatian littoral [PDF]
, 2015 During 2011–2012, a total of 1008 serum samples from randomly selected inhabitants of seven Croatian counties located on the Adriatic Coast were tested for the presence of chikungunya virus (CHIKV) IgG antibodies using indirect immunofluorescence assay ...
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Zika, chikungunya and dengue: the causes and threats of new and re-emerging arboviral diseases. [PDF]
, 2017 The recent emergence and re-emergence of viral infections transmitted by vectors-Zika, chikungunya, dengue, Japanese encephalitis, West Nile, yellow fever and others-is a cause for international concern. Using as examples Zika, chikungunya and dengue, we
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Transcriptomic analyses reveal differential gene expression of immune and cell death pathways in the brains of mice infected with West Nile virus and chikungunya virus [PDF]
, 2017 West Nile virus (WNV) and chikungunya virus (CHIKV) are arboviruses that are constantly (re-)emerging and expanding their territory. Both viruses often cause a mild form of disease, but severe forms of the disease can consist of neurological symptoms ...
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BMC Infectious Diseases, 2019 Background Chikungunya is an arthropod-borne viral disease now identified in over 60 countries in Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas. Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) has spread in the last 15 years to many countries, causing large local outbreaks.
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Development of a concise clinical index for predicting chronic chikungunya arthritis
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2019 Objective: To evaluate the performance of an instrument for predicting chronic chikungunya arthritis (CCA) in adult patients. Methods: A diagnostic test study was conducted and data from 217 confirmed cases of chikungunya virus (CHIKV) illness were ...
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Recent outbreaks of chikungunya virus (CHIKV) in Africa and Asia are driven by a variant carrying mutations associated with increased fitness for Aedes aegypti [PDF]
, 2018 Irina Maljkovic Berry +11 more
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Virology JournalBackground Anti-Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) IgM antibodies may persist for months after infection in some individuals, but the evidence is limited, and their exact duration remains unknown.
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“Clock dial pattern”, a radiologic clue to neuro-chikungunya diagnosis: a case series
Arquivos de Neuro-PsiquiatriaBackground Chikungunya is a mosquito-borne disease caused by the chikungunya virus (CHIKV) and can lead to neurological complications in severe cases.
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Collaborative study to evaluate a candidate World Health Organization international standard for chikungunya virus for nucleic acid amplification technique (NAT)-based assays [PDF]
, 2017 Collaborative Study Group - Portugal:Maria João Alves, Líbia Zé-Zé (National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Center for Vectors and Infectious Diseases Research)This report describes the World Health Organization (WHO) project to develop an ...
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