Outbreak of Chikungunya in the Republic of Congo and the global picture
Chikungunya fever is a crippling disease caused by an arthropod-borne virus (arbovirus) transmitted to humans through mosquitoes. Although Chikungunya virus is not often associated with mortality, the effects of virus outbreaks are often devastating, causing significant economic loss due to the st...
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The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
2011-07-01
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Chikungunya fever is a crippling disease caused by an arthropod-borne virus (arbovirus) transmitted to humans through mosquitoes. Although Chikungunya virus is not often associated with mortality, the effects of virus outbreaks are often devastating, causing significant economic loss due to the strain on health care. Chikungunya is quickly spreading globally as a result of viral genetic mutations leading to the adaptation of new vector hosts and insecticide resistance. The recent outbreak of Chikungunya fever in the republic of Congo has reported thousands of people affected. Here we review the past Chikungunya fever epidemiology and new reports aimed at therapeutic intervention of this disease.
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| spelling | doaj-art-2c02fff7ff454a75be4f29dbca4e729c2025-08-20T02:27:00ZengThe Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries1972-26802011-07-0150610.3855/jidc.2171Outbreak of Chikungunya in the Republic of Congo and the global pictureAlyson Ann Kelvin0Journal of Infection in Developing Countries Chikungunya fever is a crippling disease caused by an arthropod-borne virus (arbovirus) transmitted to humans through mosquitoes. Although Chikungunya virus is not often associated with mortality, the effects of virus outbreaks are often devastating, causing significant economic loss due to the strain on health care. Chikungunya is quickly spreading globally as a result of viral genetic mutations leading to the adaptation of new vector hosts and insecticide resistance. The recent outbreak of Chikungunya fever in the republic of Congo has reported thousands of people affected. Here we review the past Chikungunya fever epidemiology and new reports aimed at therapeutic intervention of this disease. https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/2171ChikungunyavirusarbovirusoutbreakCongocytokine |
| spellingShingle | Alyson Ann Kelvin Outbreak of Chikungunya in the Republic of Congo and the global picture Journal of Infection in Developing Countries Chikungunya virus arbovirus outbreak Congo cytokine |
| title | Outbreak of Chikungunya in the Republic of Congo and the global picture |
| title_full | Outbreak of Chikungunya in the Republic of Congo and the global picture |
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| title_short | Outbreak of Chikungunya in the Republic of Congo and the global picture |
| title_sort | outbreak of chikungunya in the republic of congo and the global picture |
| topic | Chikungunya virus arbovirus outbreak Congo cytokine |
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