Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-transmitted alphavirus that is emerging as a
global threat because of the highly debilitating nature of the associated disease and …

Lateral flow immunoassay (LFIA) technology is a paper-based, point-of-care strip biosensor
designed to detect a specific analyte in a given sample. This type of assay is now of great …

Mosquito-transmitted alphaviruses causing human rheumatic disease are globally
distributed and include chikungunya virus, Ross River virus, Barmah Forest virus, Sindbis …

Detection of chikungunya virus (CHIKV) or viral RNA is the primary laboratory test used to
diagnose infection in serum collected< 6 days after onset of illness. Two real-time reverse …

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is an alphavirus of the Togaviridae family that causes chronic
and incapacitating arthralgia in human populations. Since its discovery in 1952, CHIKV was …

Chikungunya is a self-limited, systemic viral infection that has been a major health problem
since the past few years. Ocular manifestations of the disease have become more prevalent …

Chikungunya fever (CF) is an acute illness caused by Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) belonging
to the alphavirus genus of the Alphaviruses (Togaviridae) family. The virus is transmitted by …

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 …

Background The first identified Chikungunya outbreak occurred in Bangladesh in 2008. In
late October 2011, a local health official from Dohar Sub-district, Dhaka District, reported an …

The antibody isotype IgM appears earlier than IgG, within days of onset of symptoms, and is
important during the early stages of the adaptive immune response. Little is known about the …