Chikungunya fever

K Bartholomeeusen, M Daniel, DA LaBeaud… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Chikungunya virus is widespread throughout the tropics, where it causes recurrent
outbreaks of chikungunya fever. In recent years, outbreaks have afflicted populations in East …

Triggers of Guillain–Barré Syndrome: Campylobacter jejuni Predominates

J Finsterer - International journal of molecular sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) is a rare immune-mediated acute polyradiculo-neuropathy
that typically develops after a previous gastrointestinal or respiratory infection. This narrative …

LDLR is used as a cell entry receptor by multiple alphaviruses

X Zhai, X Li, M Veit, N Wang, Y Wang, A Merits… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Alphaviruses are arboviruses transmitted by mosquitoes and are pathogenic to humans and
livestock, causing a substantial public health burden. So far, several receptors have been …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of CHIKV vaccine VLA1553 demonstrated by passive transfer of human sera

P Roques, A Fritzer, N Dereuddre-Bosquet… - JCI insight, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a reemerging mosquito-borne alphavirus responsible for
numerous outbreaks. Chikungunya can cause debilitating acute and chronic disease. Thus …

Emerging and re-emerging zoonotic viral diseases in Southeast Asia: One Health challenge

PM Saba Villarroel, N Gumpangseth… - Frontiers in public …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The ongoing significant social, environmental, and economic changes in Southeast Asia
(SEA) make the region highly vulnerable to the emergence and re-emergence of zoonotic …

Latest advances in arbovirus diagnostics

J Varghese, I De Silva, DS Millar - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Arboviruses are a diverse family of vector-borne pathogens that include members of the
Flaviviridae, Togaviridae, Phenuviridae, Peribunyaviridae, Reoviridae, Asfarviridae …

[HTML][HTML] Notes from the field: Chikungunya outbreak—Paraguay, 2022–2023

M Torales - MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 2023 - cdc.gov
Local transmission of chikungunya virus (CHIKV) was first reported in the Americas during
December 2013, followed by widespread regional transmission (1). CHIKV is transmitted …

Heart disease and arboviruses: a systematic review and meta-analysis

JM Nicacio, OV Gomes, RF Carmo, SLP Nunes… - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
Dengue fever, chikungunya, and zika are highly prevalent arboviruses transmitted by
hematophagous arthropods, with a widely neglected impact in developing countries. These …

Chikungunya virus: priority pathogen or passing trend?

G Montalvo Zurbia-Flores, A Reyes-Sandoval, YC Kim - Vaccines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is considered a priority pathogen and a major threat to global
health. While CHIKV infections may be asymptomatic, symptomatic patients can develop …

Clinical and epidemiologic evaluation of a 2020 chikungunya outbreak in Cambodia

A Rachmat, GC Kelly, RD Hontz, C Supaprom… - BMC Infectious …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background In 2020, the Kingdom of Cambodia experienced a nationwide outbreak
of chikungunya virus (CHIKV). Despite an increase in the frequency of outbreaks and …