Objective: Chikungunya is a disease caused by Aedes mosquito-borne chikungunya virus
infection. This disease is becoming one of the emerging/re-emerging viral diseases in …

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), a mosquito-borne alphavirus, is an emerging global threat
identified in more than 60 countries across continents. The risk of CHIKV transmission is …

Ankle arthritis is a useful clinical signpost to differential diagnosis in rheumatic disease.
Biomechanical features and differences in cartilage physiology compared with the knee may …

Background Chikungunya-fever (CHIKF) remains a public health major issue. It is clinically
divided into three phases: acute, post-acute and chronic. Chronic cases correspond to 25 …

Background Arthralgia, persistent pain or stiffness of the joints, is the hallmark symptom of
chronic chikungunya virus (CHIKV) disease. Associated with significant disability and …

BACKGROUND: Chikungunya fever is an arboviral disease, caused by an alphavirus, the
Chikungunya virus, characterized by fever and joint pain that is generally disabling in the …

The cytokine profile during acute chikungunya infection that predicts future chronic arthritis
has not yet been investigated. We conducted a nested case-control study comparing serum …

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is an arthropod-borne virus transmitted by mosquitoes of the
genus Aedes. CHIKV infection causes various rheumatic symptoms, including enthesitis; …

Abstract Arboviruses (ARthropods BOrne VIRUSES) are disease-causing viruses
transmitted through the bite of hematophagous arthropods, such as mosquitoes and ticks …

Vertical transmission of Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) has been reported in humans, but the
transmission routes have not been completely understood, and experimental animal models …