Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) has caused several major epidemics globally over the last two
decades and is quickly expanding into new areas. Although this mosquito-borne disease is …

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is one of the emerging viruses around the globe. It belongs to
the family Togaviridae and genus Alphavirus and is an arthropod borne virus that transmits …

Objectives Over half of the world's population (4 billion people) experience severe water
scarcity at least one month per year, while half a billion people experience severe water …

The adaptation of Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) to a new vector, the Aedes albopictus
mosquito, is a major factor contributing to its ongoing re-emergence in a series of large …

RNA‐sensing toll‐like receptors (TLRs) mediate innate immunity and regulate anti‐viral
response. We show here that TLR3 regulates host immunity and the loss of TLR3 …

Background Dengue and chikungunya are rapidly expanding viruses transmitted by
mosquitoes of the genus Aedes. Few epidemiological studies have examined the extent of …

Chikungunya is a re‐emerging arthropod‐borne viral disease caused by Chikungunya virus
(CHIKV) belonging to the Togaviridae family of genus Alphavirus. It is a virus with a single …

Chikungunya fever has caught fresh attention as it raves around the globe. Since the first
report of a major outbreak in Kenya in 2004, the disease has travelled across the Indian …

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a globally emerging arbovirus responsible for unprecedented
outbreaks in the western Indian Ocean, the Indian subcontinent and Italy. To assess the …

A disease outbreak with dengue-like symptoms was reported in Guangdong Province,
China, in October 2010. Testing results confirmed that the pathogen causing the outbreak …