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Low chikungunya virus seroprevalence two years after emergence in Fiji

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020
Objectives: In Fiji, autochthonous chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection was first detected in March 2015. In a previous serosurvey conducted during October–November 2015, we reported a prevalence of anti-CHIKV IgG antibodies of 0.9%. In the present study,
Maite Aubry, Mike Kama, Alasdair D. Henderson, Anita Teissier, Jessica Vanhomwegen, Teheipuaura Mariteragi-Helle, Tuterarii Paoaafaite, Jean-Claude Manuguerra, Ketan Christi, Conall H. Watson, Colleen L. Lau, Adam J. Kucharski, Van-Mai Cao-Lormeau   +12 more
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Equine Polyclonal Antibodies Prevent Acute Chikungunya Virus Infection in Mice

Viruses, 2023
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-transmitted pathogen that causes chikungunya disease (CHIK); the disease is characterized by fever, muscle ache, rash, and arthralgia.
Douglas Barker, Xiaobing Han, Eryu Wang, Ashley Dagley, Deborah M. Anderson, Aruni Jha, Scott C. Weaver, Justin Julander, Cory Nykiforuk, Shantha Kodihalli   +9 more
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Pan-European Chikungunya surveillance: Designing risk stratified surveillance zones [PDF]

, 2009
This article has been made available through the Brunel Open Access Publishing Fund - Copyright @ 2009 Tilston et alThe first documented transmission of Chikungunya within Europe took place in Italy during the summer of 2007.
Skelly, C., Tilston, N., Tilston, Natasha, Chris Skelly, Phil Weinstein, Weinstein, P, Weinstein, Phil, Weinstein, P., Tilston Natasha, Weinstein Phil, Tilston, N, Skelly Chris, Skelly, C, Skelly, Chris, Natasha Tilston   +14 more
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Recent Progress in Vaccine Development Against Chikungunya Virus

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019
Chikungunya fever (CHIKF) is an acute infectious disease that is mediated by the mosquito-transmitted chikungunya virus (CHIKV). People infected with CHIKV may experience high fever, severe joint pain, skin rash, and headache.
Shan Gao, Siqi Song, Siqi Song, Leiliang Zhang   +3 more
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Epidemiologic and clinical investigations during a chikungunya outbreak in Rio Grande do Norte State, Brazil.

PLoS ONE, 2020
The first autochthonous case of chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection in Brazil was in September 2014 in the State of Amapá, and from there it rapidly spread across the country.
Joelma D Monteiro, Joanna Gardel Valverde, Ingryd Camara Morais, Cassio Ricardo de Medeiros Souza, João Ciro Fagundes Neto, Marília Farias de Melo, Yasmin Mesquita Nascimento, Brenda Elen Bizerra Alves, Leandro Gurgel de Medeiros, Hannaly W Bezerra Pereira, Anne Aline Pereira de Paiva, Diego G Teixeira, Márcia Cristina Bernardo de Melo Moura, Alessandre de Medeiros Tavares, José Veríssimo Fernandes, Selma M B Jeronimo, Josélio M G Araújo   +16 more
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Antenatal Seroprevalence of Zika and Chikungunya Viruses, Kingston Metropolitan Area, Jamaica, 2017–2019

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2022
To determine the extent of exposure to Zika virus (ZIKV) and chikungunya virus (CHIKV) in Jamaica, we collected serum from 584 pregnant women during 2017–2019. We found that 15.6% had antibodies against ZIKV and 83.6% against CHIKV.
Joshua J. Anzinger, Chadwic D. Mears, A.E. Ades, Keisha Francis, Yakima Phillips, Ynolde E. Leys, Moira J. Spyer, David Brown, Ana M. Bispo de Filippis, Eleni Nastouli, Thomas Byrne, Heather Bailey, Paulette Palmer, Lenroy Bryan, Karen Webster-Kerr, Carlo Giaquinto, Claire Thorne, Celia D.C. Christie   +17 more
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Dengue- und Chikungunya-Fieber in der Allgemeinpraxis [PDF]

, 2009
Quintessenz: Dengue und Chikungunya sind akute Viruserkrankungen mit hohem Fieber, Kopfschmerzen, Gliederschmerzen, Hautausschlägen, welche in zahlreichen Ländern des Südens sehr verbreitet sind und auch Touristen betreffen.
Blum, J., Hatz, C. F., Hatz, C, Blum, J
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Assessment of Immunogenicity and Neutralisation Efficacy of Viral-Vectored Vaccines Against Chikungunya Virus

Viruses, 2019
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) has caused extensive outbreaks in several countries within the Americas, Asia, Oceanic/Pacific Islands, and Europe. In humans, CHIKV infections cause a debilitating disease with acute febrile illness and long-term polyarthralgia.
César López-Camacho, Young Chan Kim, Joshua Blight, Marcos Lazaro Moreli, Eduardo Montoya-Diaz, Juha T Huiskonen, Beate Mareike Kümmerer, Arturo Reyes-Sandoval   +7 more
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Analysis and characterization of mouse monoclonal antibodies reactive to Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) [PDF]

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2010
occurring in 1984). However, plague has made an astonishing comeback in the last decade. Methods: n/a. Results: After a silence of 50 years, an outbreak of bubonic plague suddenly occurred close to Oran in Algeria, in June 2003. Eighteen bubonic cases were identified, and Yersinia pestis was isolated from 6 patients.
Rossini, G., Pierro, A., Gaibani, P., Cavrini, F., Landini, M.P., Sambri, V.   +5 more
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Chikungunya infection and horner syndrome

IDCases, 2018
We describe an infant with Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection who developed Horner syndrome. The infant had diagnostic confirmation of CHIKV infection by IgM-ELISA positive in serum and cerebrospinal fluid, and clinical signs of Horner syndrome ...
Lucas Victor Alves, Filipe Marinho Pinheiro da Câmara, Mayara Batista Granha, Alfredo Meneses Neto, Bezerra Alves, JG   +4 more
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