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Chikungunya virus: epidemiology, replication, disease mechanisms, and prospective intervention strategies
Laurie A. Silva, Terence S. Dermody
Laurie A. Silva, Terence S. Dermody
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Chikungunya virus: epidemiology, replication, disease mechanisms, and prospective intervention strategies

Abstract

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), a reemerging arbovirus, causes a crippling musculoskeletal inflammatory disease in humans characterized by fever, polyarthralgia, myalgia, rash, and headache. CHIKV is transmitted by Aedes species of mosquitoes and is capable of an epidemic, urban transmission cycle with high rates of infection. Since 2004, CHIKV has spread to new areas, causing disease on a global scale, and the potential for CHIKV epidemics remains high. Although CHIKV has caused millions of cases of disease and significant economic burden in affected areas, no licensed vaccines or antiviral therapies are available. In this Review, we describe CHIKV epidemiology, replication cycle, pathogenesis and host immune responses, and prospects for effective vaccines and highlight important questions for future research.

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Laurie A. Silva, Terence S. Dermody

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