Chikungunya is a severe and debilitating disease. Currently, Brazil is experiencing an
epidemic caused by three arboviruses, which has changed the way health professionals …

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 …

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 …

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

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a re-emerging mosquito borne alphavirus responsible for the
recent outbreak in the Americas. Immunologically naïve population in the Americas favors …

Chikungunya fever has become a relevant public health problem in countries where
epidemics occur. Until 2013, only imported cases occurred in the Americas, but in October of …

Chikungunya fever has become a relevant public health problem in countries where
epidemics occur. Until 2013, only imported cases occurred in the Americas, but in October of …

Chikungunya fever has become an important public health problem in countries where
epidemics occur because half of the cases progress to chronic, persistent and debilitating …

Although Chikungunya infection is emerging as an important public health problem in many
countries, it is not regarded as a life-threatening disease. Information dealing with fatal …

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 …