Chikungunya: a re-emerging virus

FJ Burt, MS Rolph, NE Rulli, S Mahalingam, MT Heise - The Lancet, 2012 - thelancet.com
In the past decade, chikungunya—a virus transmitted by Aedes spp mosquitoes—has re-
emerged in Africa, southern and southeastern Asia, and the Indian Ocean Islands as the …

Chikungunya fever: an epidemiological review of a re-emerging infectious disease

JE Staples, RF Breiman… - Clinical infectious …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Chikungunya fever is an acute febrile illness associated with severe, often debilitating
polyarthralgias. The disease is caused by Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), an arthropod-borne …

Chikungunya disease: infection-associated markers from the acute to the chronic phase of arbovirus-induced arthralgia

L Dupuis-Maguiraga, M Noret, S Brun… - PLoS neglected …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
At the end of 2005, an outbreak of fever associated with joint pain occurred in La Réunion.
The causal agent, chikungunya virus (CHIKV), has been known for 50 years and could thus …

Facial hyperpigmentation: causes and treatment

NA Vashi, RV Kundu - British Journal of Dermatology, 2013 - academic.oup.com
By midcentury, the USA will be more ethnically and racially diverse. Skin of colour will soon
constitute nearly one‐half of the US population, and a full understanding of skin conditions …

Chikungunya virus: an emergent arbovirus to the South American continent and a continuous threat to the world

MS Cunha, PAG Costa, IA Correa… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is an arthropod-borne virus (arbovirus) of epidemic concern,
transmitted by Aedes ssp. mosquitoes, and is the etiologic agent of a febrile and …

Atypical manifestations of chikungunya infection

S Rajapakse, C Rodrigo… - Transactions of the Royal …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Chikungunya fever is a viral infection transmitted to humans by the bite of infected
mosquitoes. Typical chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection results in an acute febrile illness …

Epidemiology, clinical manifestations, and diagnosis of Chikungunya fever: lessons learned from the re-emerging epidemic

A Mohan, DHN Kiran, IC Manohar… - Indian journal of …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Chikungunya fever, caused by" Chikungunya virus," is an arbovirus disease transmitted by
the bite of infected mosquitoes belonging to the genus Aedes. Chikungunya fever epidemics …

Chikungunya and the eye: a review

P Mahendradas, K Avadhani, R Shetty - Journal of ophthalmic …, 2013 - Springer
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 …

Perceived morbidity and community burden after a Chikungunya outbreak: the TELECHIK survey, a population-based cohort study

P Gérardin, A Fianu, D Malvy, C Mussard, K Boussaïd… - BMC medicine, 2011 - Springer
Background Persistent disabilities are key manifestations of Chikungunya virus (CHIKV)
infection, especially incapacitating polyarthralgia and fatigue. So far, little is known about …

[HTML][HTML] Role of skin immune cells on the host susceptibility to mosquito-borne viruses

L Briant, P Desprès, V Choumet, D Missé - Virology, 2014 - Elsevier
Due to climate change and the propagation of competent arthropods worldwide, arboviruses
have become pathogens of major medical importance. Early transmission to vertebrates is …