Chikungunya virus is widespread throughout the tropics, where it causes recurrent
outbreaks of chikungunya fever. In recent years, outbreaks have afflicted populations in East …

The largest epidemic ever recorded for chikungunya, a disease caused by infection with the
chikungunya virus (CHIKV), began in Africa in 2004 and spread to> 100 countries on four …

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 …

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is an arthritogenic alphavirus that acutely causes fever as well
as severe joint and muscle pain. Chronic musculoskeletal pain persists in a substantial …

Arthralgia is one of the most common symptoms that occur in patients with COVID‐19. About
15% of patients present with arthralgia at some point. Although COVID‐19 seems to attack …

Cartilage has a limited healing capacity; however, studies into the basic biological
characteristics, formation and structural maintenance of the cartilage collagen network are …

Objective. To determine the frequency of chronic joint pain and stiffness 3 years after
infection with chikungunya virus (CHIKV) in a Latin American cohort. Methods. A cross …

Alphaviruses, members of the enveloped, positive-sense, single-stranded RNA Togaviridae
family, represent a reemerging public health threat as mosquito vectors expand into new …

The largest ever recorded epidemic of the Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) broke out in 2004
and affected four continents. Acute symptomatic infections are typically associated with the …

Most alphaviruses are mosquito-borne and can cause severe disease in domesticated
animals and humans. The most notable recent outbreak in the Americas was the 2014 …