Megacities as drivers of national outbreaks: The 2017 chikungunya outbreak in Dhaka, Bangladesh

AS Mahmud, MI Kabir, K Engø-Monsen… - PLoS neglected …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Several large outbreaks of chikungunya have been reported in the Indian
Ocean region in the last decade. In 2017, an outbreak occurred in Dhaka, Bangladesh, one …

Seroprevalence of Alphaviruses (Togaviridae) among Urban Population in Nouakchott, Mauritania, West Africa

B Abdoullah, GA Durand, LK Basco, A El Bara… - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
The presence of alphaviruses, such as chikungunya virus (CHIKV), has never been reported
in Mauritania. We assessed the seroprevalence of CHIKV among Nouakchott residents. A …

Results of a nationally representative seroprevalence survey of chikungunya virus in Bangladesh

SW Allen, G Ribeiro Dos Santos, KK Paul… - The Journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
There is an increasing global burden from chikungunya virus (CHIKV). Bangladesh reported
a major epidemic in 2017, but it was unclear whether there had been prior widespread …

Community-based sero-prevalence of chikungunya and yellow fever in the South Omo Valley of Southern Ethiopia

A Endale, D Michlmayr, WE Abegaz… - PLoS Neglected …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Chikungunya (CHIK) and yellow fever (YF) are becoming major public health
threats in East African countries including Ethiopia. In Ethiopia, there is no reliable …

Megacities as drivers of national outbreaks: the role of holiday travel in the spread of infectious diseases

AS Mahmud, MI Kabir, K Engø-Monsen, S Tahmina… - BioRxiv, 2019 - biorxiv.org
Human mobility connects populations and can lead to large fluctuations in population
density, both of which are important drivers of epidemics. Measuring population mobility …

[PDF][PDF] Seroprevalence of Chikungunya Virus Infection in an Urban Slum Population of Bangladesh: A Cross-Sectional Study

MT Islam, MA Haque, A Anjum, A Nessa… - Journal of Current …, 2022 - researchgate.net
Background: Chikungunya virus is common in Bangladesh. Objective: The aim of the study
was to estimate the post-outbreak seroprevalence of chikungunya virus infection in a …

[PDF][PDF] Chikungunya outbreak from 1952–2019: a prospective to cope-up with this re-emerging disease

P Saxena, S Mishra - Biointerface Research in Applied …, 2021 - biointerfaceresearch.com
Chikungunya is a mosquito-borne disease caused by the alphavirus that belongs to the
family Togaviridae. It was first identified in 1952 when the first outbreak of chikungunya …

[PDF][PDF] Seroepidemiology of Chikungunya Fever in Dhaka, Bangladesh: A Crosssectional Study

AH Shourav, MM Mahbub, M Yasmin… - Bangladesh Journal …, 2021 - researchgate.net
Chikungunya fever (CHIKF) is a mosquito-borne febrile illness caused by the Chikungunya
virus (CHIKV). Bangladesh has documented several outbreaks of CHIKF since it was first …