Chikungunya virus infection: molecular biology, clinical characteristics, and epidemiology in Asian countries

Abstract Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a re-emerging mosquito-borne human pathogen that causes chikungunya fever, which is typically accompanied by severe joint pain. In Asia, serological evidence indicated that CHIKV first emerged in 1954. From the 1950’s to 2005, sporadic CHIKV infections were attr...

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Main Authors: Sarawut Khongwichit, Jira Chansaenroj, Chintana Chirathaworn, Yong Poovorawan
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: BMC 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/f7bde2fe3db64002a5ab802e05c61063
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