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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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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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Transient transmission of Chikungunya virus in Singapore exemplifies successful mitigation of severe epidemics in a vulnerable population

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021
Objectives: Singapore experienced two major outbreaks of chikungunya in 2008-09 and 2013-14. Despite repeated virus introductions, fresh local outbreaks have not emerged after 2014.
Hapuarachchige Chanditha Hapuarachchi, Wing-Yan Wong, Carmen Koo, Wei-Ping Tien, Gladys Yeo, Jayanthi Rajarethinam, Eugene Tan, Suzanna Chiang, Chee-Seng Chong, Cheong-Huat Tan, Li-Kiang Tan, Lee-Ching Ng   +11 more
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Architecture of the chikungunya virus replication organelle

bioRxiv, 2022
Alphaviruses are mosquito-borne viruses that cause serious disease in humans and other mammals. Along with its mosquito vector, the alphavirus chikungunya virus (CHIKV) has spread explosively in the last 20 years, and there is no approved treatment for ...
Timothée Laurent, Pravin Kumar, Susanne Liese, Farnaz Zare, Mattias Jonasson, A. Carlson, L. Carlson   +6 more
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Diagnostic accuracy of serological tests for the diagnosis of Chikungunya virus infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2022
Background Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) causes febrile illnesses and has always been misdiagnosed as other viral infections, such as dengue and Zika; thus, a laboratory test is needed.
A. Andrew, Tholasi Nadhan Navien, Tzi Shien Yeoh, Marimuthu Citartan, E. Mangantig, M. S. Sum, E. Ch’ng, T. Tang   +7 more
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Isolation and diagnosis of Chikungunya virus causing outbreaks in Andhra Pradesh, India [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Scientific Research, 2013
Background: Chikungunya fever has recently re-emerged in India with a high morbidity. However, the prevalence of chikungunya fever in India has been underreported due to non-availability of specialized kits to confirm the disease in most of the ...
C.V.M. Naresh Kumar, D.V.R. Sai Gopa
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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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Interleukin-17 Contributes to Chikungunya Virus-Induced Disease

mBio, 2022
CHIKV has been prevalent in Africa, Asia, and the Indian Ocean Islands for decades. There are currently no clinically approved vaccines or specific antiviral drugs targeting CHIKV. ABSTRACT Alphaviral arthritides caused by mosquito-borne arboviruses such
Xiang Liu, Y. Poo, J. Alves, R. Almeida, Helen Mostafavi, Patrick Chun Hean Tang, R. Bucala, M. Teixeira, Adam Taylor, Ali Zaid, S. Mahalingam   +10 more
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Comodulation of Dengue and Chikungunya Virus Infection During a Coinfection Scenario in Human Cell Lines

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022
The Dengue virus (DENV) and Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) are the arboviruses that pose a threat to global public health. Coinfection and antibody-dependent enhancement are major areas of concern during DENV and CHIKV infections, which can alter the clinical
Debjani Taraphdar, Bharati Singh, Bharati Singh, Sabyasachi Pattanayak, Avula Kiran, Avula Kiran, Poornima Kokavalla, Mohd. Faraz Alam, Mohd. Faraz Alam, Gulam Hussain Syed   +9 more
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Seroepidemiological Reconstruction of Long-term Chikungunya Virus Circulation in Burkina Faso and Gabon

Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2022
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a major public health concern worldwide. However, infection levels are rarely known, especially in Africa. We recruited individuals from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso and Lambaréné, Gabon (age range, 1–55 years), tested their ...
Jacqueline Kyungah Lim, V. Ridde, Selidji Todagbé Agnandji, B. Lell, S. Yaro, Jae Seung Yang, D. Hoinard, S. Weaver, J. Vanhomwegen, Henrik Salje, I. Yoon   +10 more
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