Chikungunya: a re-emerging virus

In the past decade, chikungunya—a virus transmitted by Aedes spp mosquitoes—has re-emerged in Africa, southern and southeastern Asia, and the Indian Ocean Islands as the cause of large outbreaks of human disease. The disease is characterised by fever, headache, myalgia, rash, and both acute and pers...

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Vydáno v:The Lancet (British edition) Ročník 379; číslo 9816; s. 662 - 671
Hlavní autoři: Burt, Felicity J, Rolph, Micheal S, Rulli, Nestor E, Mahalingam, Suresh, Heise, Mark T
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 18.02.2012
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ISSN:0140-6736, 1474-547X, 1474-547X
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Shrnutí:In the past decade, chikungunya—a virus transmitted by Aedes spp mosquitoes—has re-emerged in Africa, southern and southeastern Asia, and the Indian Ocean Islands as the cause of large outbreaks of human disease. The disease is characterised by fever, headache, myalgia, rash, and both acute and persistent arthralgia. The disease can cause severe morbidity and, since 2005, fatality. The virus is endemic to tropical regions, but the spread of Aedes albopictus into Europe and the Americas coupled with high viraemia in infected travellers returning from endemic areas increases the risk that this virus could establish itself in new endemic regions. This Seminar focuses on the re-emergence of this disease, the clinical manifestations, pathogenesis of virus-induced arthralgia, diagnostic techniques, and various treatment modalities.
Bibliografie:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60281-X
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ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60281-X