Beyond fever and pain: diagnostic methods for chikungunya virus

MS Natrajan, A Rojas, JJ Waggoner - Journal of clinical …, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is an alphavirus that is primarily transmitted by Aedes species
mosquitoes. Though reports of an illness consistent with chikungunya date back over 200 …

[HTML][HTML] Chikungunya in infants and children: is pathogenesis increasing?

KL Barr, V Vaidhyanathan - Viruses, 2019 - mdpi.com
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Genomic epidemiology of Chikungunya virus in Colombia reveals genetic variability of strains and multiple geographic introductions in outbreak, 2014

Y Villero-Wolf, S Mattar, A Puerta-González… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is considered a public health problem due to its rapid spread
and high morbidity. This study aimed to determine the genetic diversity and phylogenetic …

[HTML][HTML] Distinguishing patients with laboratory-confirmed chikungunya from dengue and other acute febrile illnesses, Puerto Rico, 2012–2015

LI Alvarado, OD Lorenzi… - PLoS Neglected …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Chikungunya, a mosquito-borne viral, acute febrile illness (AFI) is associated with
polyarthralgia and polyarthritis. Differentiation from other AFI is difficult due to the non …