Chikungunya Virus: An Emergent Arbovirus to the South American Continent and a Continuous Threat to the World

Chikungunya Virus: An Emergent Arbovirus to the South American Continent and a Continuous Threat to the World

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is an arthropod-borne virus (arbovirus) of epidemic concern, transmitted by Aedes ssp. mosquitoes, and is the etiologic agent of a febrile and incapacitating arthritogenic illness responsible for millions of human cases worldwide. After major outbreaks starting in 2004, CHI...

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Main Authors: Marcela S. Cunha, Pedro A. G. Costa, Isadora Alonso Correa, Marcos R. M. de Souza, Pedro Teles Calil, Gustavo P. Duarte da Silva, Sara Mesquita Costa, Vinícius Wakoff P. Fonseca, Luciana J. da Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Chikungunya virus
emergent arbovirus
virus–cell interaction
pathogenesis
epidemiology
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2020.01297/full

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