… In conclusion, the global distribution of CHIKV shows that this virus is expanding at an
alarming … This global health menace has affected millions of people in tropical and sub-tropical …

… In summary, the dramatic global expansion of CHIKV since 2004, together with the continuing
… albopictus, such as in Russia (71), indicates that CHIKV will continue to expand its global …

… The mosquito vectors for this virus are globally distributed in tropical and temperate zones,
providing the opportunity for CHIKV to continue to expand into new geographic regions. In …

… chikungunya virus (CHIKV), which is transmitted to humans by Aedes mosquitoes. Although
chikungunya … Here we comprehensively assess the global distribution of chikungunya and …

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-borne virus of the family Togaviridae, genus
Alphavirus, which causes a debilitating polyarthritic disease syndrome characterised by fever, …

… In 2004, CHIKV began an unprecedented global expansion in a series of epidemics probably
involving 5–10 million people [29], and putting hundreds of millions at risk (Figure 2). The …

… The global expansion of CHIKV has been broadened by the … The first known autochthonous
chikungunya cases in the Western … the virus around the region, leading to authochthonous …

… the global presence of the mosquito vector in tropical and temperate areas, representing a
possibility for CHIKV to continually spread to different territories, make this virus an … ) globally …

… to prepare for the introduction of this pathogen have increased awareness of the need for
continued monitoring for novel pathogens and emergence events of this nature in our global …

… diseases, especially those related to viruses, has become an … viruses), will represent with
certainty a threat for the coming century. The unprecedented epidemic of Chikungunya virus …