Arthritogenic alphaviruses are responsible for a dengue-like syndrome associated with
severe debilitating polyarthralgia that can persist for months or years and impact life quality …

Background Since its first detection in the Caribbean in late 2013, chikungunya virus
(CHIKV) has affected 51 countries in the Americas. The CHIKV epidemic in the Americas …

In Brazil, chikungunya emerged in 2014, and by 2016, co-circulated with other arbovirosis,
such as dengue and zika. ELISAs (Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays) are the most …

Arthritis and periodontitis are inflammatory diseases that share several immunopathogenic
features. The expansion in the study of virus-induced arthritis has shed light on how this …

Background The four Dengue viruses (DENV) serotypes were re-introduced in Brazil's
Northeast region in a couple of decades, between 1980's and 2010's, where the DENV1 …

The Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) causes Chikungunya fever, a disease characterized by
symptoms such as arthralgia/polyarthralgia. Currently, there are no antivirals approved …

Objective Determine characteristics associated with hospitalization in the acute phase of
Chikungunya. Methods Cross-sectional study including data on Chikungunya cases …

INTRODUCTION: We performed an epidemiological surveillance of the Chikungunya
(CHIKV) lineages in Bahia after the 2014 East/Central/South African (ECSA) genotype …

Background Chikungunya fever (CHIKF) is a serious public health problem with a high rate
of infection and chronic disabling manifestations that has affected more than 2 million …

The co-circulation of chikungunya virus (CHIKV), dengue virus (DENV) and Zika virus (ZIKV)
in Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil, caused a challenging triple epidemic, as they share similar …