Zika virus (ZIKV) had remained a relatively obscure flavivirus until a recent series of
outbreaks accompanied by unexpectedly severe clinical complications brought this virus …

Chikungunya (CHIK) is a disabling and debilitating zoonotic disease of humans caused by
the Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), which is transmitted by CHIKV-infected Aedes spp …

Zika virus (ZIKV) was discovered in 1947 and was thought to lead to relatively mild disease.
The recent explosive outbreak of ZIKV in South America has led to widespread concern, with …

The recent association of Zika virus with cases of microcephaly has sparked a global health
crisis and highlighted the need for mechanisms to combat the Zika vector, Aedes aegypti …

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) has recently emerged to cause millions of human infections
worldwide. Infection can induce the formation of long intercellular extensions that project …

Chikungunya fever is a mosquito-borne viral illness characterized by a sudden onset of
fever associated with joint pains. It was first described in the 1950s during a Chikungunya …

Arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) pose a significant threat to global health, causing
human disease with increasing geographic range and severity. The recent availability of the …

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-borne alphavirus known to cause epidemics
resulting in predominantly symptomatic infections, which in rare cases cause long term …

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a rapidly emerging mosquito-borne alphavirus causing
millions of infections in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. CHIKV infection …

Alphaviruses encode 4 non-structural proteins (nsPs), most of which have well-understood
functions in capping and membrane association (nsP1), polyprotein processing and RNA …