Chikungunya fever is an acute febrile illness that is often associated with severe
polyarthralgia in humans. The disease is caused by chikungunya virus (CHIKV), a mosquito …

Zika virus (ZIKV) is an arthropod-borne virus (arbovirus) in the genus Flavivirus and the
family Flaviviridae. ZIKV was first isolated from a nonhuman primate in 1947 and from …

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is the aetiological agent of the mosquito-borne disease
chikungunya fever, a debilitating arthritic disease that, during the past 7 years, has caused …

Sensitization of the humoral immune response to invading viruses and production of
antiviral antibodies forms part of the host antiviral repertoire. Paradoxically, for a number of …

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a re-emerging mosquito-borne alphavirus responsible for a
recent, unexpectedly severe epidemic in countries of the Indian Ocean region. Although …

Background A chikungunya virus outbreak of unprecedented magnitude is currently ongoing
in Indian Ocean territories. In Réunion Island, this alphavirus has already infected about one …

In August 2017, an autochthonous chikungunya case was reported in south-east France. By
mid-September, eight additional autochthonous cases were found in the index case's …

Background. Rapidly spreading to new regions, including the islands of the Indian Ocean,
Central Africa, and Europe, Chikungunya fever is becoming a major problem of public …

Background Chikungunya (CHIK) virus is a mosquito-transmitted alphavirus that causes in
humans an acute infection characterised by fever, polyarthralgia, head-ache, and myalgia …

Background Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is responsible for acute febrile polyarthralgia and,
in a proportion of cases, severe complications including chronic arthritis. CHIKV has spread …