Despite substantial interest in the species diversity of the human microbiome and its role in
disease, the scale of its genetic diversity, which is fundamental to deciphering human …

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) was first extensively described in children during outbreaks in
India and South Asia during the mid-1960s. Prior to the 2005 emergence of CHIKV on …

Since introduction into Brazil in 2014, chikungunya virus (CHIKV) has presented sustained
transmission, although much is unknown about its circulation in the midwestern states. Here …

Since 2014, Brazil has experienced an unprecedented epidemic caused by chikungunya
virus (CHIKV), with several waves of East-Central-South-African (ECSA) lineage …

Background Aedes aegypti is a highly competent vector in the transmission of arboviruses,
such as chikungunya, dengue, Zika, and yellow fever viruses, and causes single and …

Background Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) has spread across Brazil with varying incidence
rates depending on the affected areas. Due to cocirculation of arboviruses and overlapping …

Arboviruses pose a major threat throughout the world and represent a great burden in
tropical countries of South America. Although generally associated with moderate febrile …

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a single-stranded positive RNA virus that belongs to the
genus Alphavirus and is transmitted to humans by infected Aedes aegypti and Aedes …

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), a mosquito-borne alphavirus, has traditionally circulated in
Africa and Asia, causing human febrile illness accompanied by severe, chronic joint pain …

Re-emergence and global expansion of Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) from Africa to Indian
Subcontinent in 2013, has significantly resulted in chronic morbidities in infected individuals …