This study aimed to show, based on the literature on the subject, the potential for dispersal
and establishment of the chikungunya virus in Brazil. The chikungunya virus, a Togaviridae …

For the first time in history it was documented an indigenous transmission of Chikungunya
fever in the Americas in the Caribbean in 2013. Then it has been confirmed in Oiapoque the …

INTRODUCTION Chikungunya causes fever and severe and persistent joint pain.
METHODS We reported a chikungunya outbreak that occurred in Ceará State, Brazil …

Since the detection of the Chikungunya virus in America in 2013, two million cases of the
disease have been notified worldwide. Severe cases and deaths related to Chikungunya …

Chikungunya is an emerging arbovirus that is characterized into four lineages. One of these,
the Asian genotype, has spread rapidly in the Americas after its introduction in the Saint …

SciELO - Brasil - Chikungunya virus infection: report of the first case diagnosed in Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil Chikungunya virus infection: report of the first case diagnosed in Rio de Janeiro …

Within the group of emerging and reemerging infectious diseases, mosquito-borne
arboviruses like dengue virus (DENV) and chikungunya virus (CHIKV) are considered …

A localized Chikungunya virus (CHIKV; East/Central/South African genotype) outbreak (50
cases, 70% laboratory-confirmed; attack rate: 5.3 confirmed cases/100 people) occurred in a …

Background The emergence of the Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is currently expanding. In
2015, 38,332 cases of Chikungunya were reported to the Brazilian epidemiological …

The emergence of arboviruses such as Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) in Brazil is a serious
threat. CHIKV is an alphavirus (Togaviridae) that, in Africa, shifted from an enzootic …