Chikungunya virus: an update on the biology and pathogenesis of this emerging pathogen

Re-emergence of chikungunya virus, a mosquito-transmitted pathogen, is of serious public health concern. In the past 15 years, after decades of infrequent, sporadic outbreaks, the virus has caused major epidemic outbreaks in Africa, Asia, the Indian Ocean, and more recently the Caribbean and the Ame...

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Published in:	The Lancet infectious diseases Vol. 17; no. 4; pp. e107 - e117
Main Authors:	Burt, Felicity J, Chen, Weiqiang, Miner, Jonathan J, Lenschow, Deborah J, Merits, Andres, Schnettler, Esther, Kohl, Alain, Rudd, Penny A, Taylor, Adam, Herrero, Lara J, Zaid, Ali, Ng, Lisa F P, Mahalingam, Suresh
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2017 Elsevier Limited
Subjects:	Aedes - virology Animal models Animals Antiviral agents Aquatic insects Chikungunya Fever - epidemiology Chikungunya Fever - immunology Chikungunya Fever - virology Chikungunya virus Chikungunya virus - genetics Chikungunya virus - isolation & purification Chikungunya virus - pathogenicity Communicable Diseases, Emerging Deoxyribonucleic acid Disease Outbreaks DNA Epidemics Epidemiology Fever Genomes Global Health Humans Immune clearance Immune response Immune system Immunoglobulins Immunology Infections Infectious Disease Infectious diseases Infiltration Inflammation Inflammatory response Insect Vectors - virology Joint diseases Measles Models, Animal Mosquitoes Outbreaks Pain Pathogenesis Pathogens Pathology Proteins Public health Vaccines Vector-borne diseases Virus-like particles Viruses
ISSN:	1473-3099, 1474-4457
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