Arthritogenic Alphaviruses: A Worldwide Emerging Threat?
Arthritogenic alphaviruses are responsible for a dengue-like syndrome associated with severe debilitating polyarthralgia that can persist for months or years and impact life quality. Chikungunya virus is the most well-known member of this family since it was responsible for two worldwide epidemics w...
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| author | Laura I. Levi Marco Vignuzzi |
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| description | Arthritogenic alphaviruses are responsible for a dengue-like syndrome associated with severe debilitating polyarthralgia that can persist for months or years and impact life quality. Chikungunya virus is the most well-known member of this family since it was responsible for two worldwide epidemics with millions of cases in the last 15 years. However, other arthritogenic alphaviruses that are as of yet restrained to specific territories are the cause of neglected tropical diseases: O’nyong’nyong virus in Sub-Saharan Africa, Mayaro virus in Latin America, and Ross River virus in Australia and the Pacific island countries and territories. This review evaluates their emerging potential in light of the current knowledge for each of them and in comparison to chikungunya virus. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3d276b11a82744c49eb53d43f3797a6d2022-12-22T02:41:56ZengMDPI AGMicroorganisms2076-26072019-05-017513310.3390/microorganisms7050133microorganisms7050133Arthritogenic Alphaviruses: A Worldwide Emerging Threat?Laura I. Levi0Marco Vignuzzi1Populations Virales et Pathogenèse, Institut Pasteur, CNRS UMR 3569, 75015 Paris, FrancePopulations Virales et Pathogenèse, Institut Pasteur, CNRS UMR 3569, 75015 Paris, FranceArthritogenic alphaviruses are responsible for a dengue-like syndrome associated with severe debilitating polyarthralgia that can persist for months or years and impact life quality. Chikungunya virus is the most well-known member of this family since it was responsible for two worldwide epidemics with millions of cases in the last 15 years. However, other arthritogenic alphaviruses that are as of yet restrained to specific territories are the cause of neglected tropical diseases: O’nyong’nyong virus in Sub-Saharan Africa, Mayaro virus in Latin America, and Ross River virus in Australia and the Pacific island countries and territories. This review evaluates their emerging potential in light of the current knowledge for each of them and in comparison to chikungunya virus.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/7/5/133alphaviruseschikungunya virusMayaro virusO’nyong’nyong virusRoss River virus |
| spellingShingle | Laura I. Levi Marco Vignuzzi Arthritogenic Alphaviruses: A Worldwide Emerging Threat? Microorganisms alphaviruses chikungunya virus Mayaro virus O’nyong’nyong virus Ross River virus |
| title | Arthritogenic Alphaviruses: A Worldwide Emerging Threat? |
| title_full | Arthritogenic Alphaviruses: A Worldwide Emerging Threat? |
| title_fullStr | Arthritogenic Alphaviruses: A Worldwide Emerging Threat? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Arthritogenic Alphaviruses: A Worldwide Emerging Threat? |
| title_short | Arthritogenic Alphaviruses: A Worldwide Emerging Threat? |
| title_sort | arthritogenic alphaviruses a worldwide emerging threat |
| topic | alphaviruses chikungunya virus Mayaro virus O’nyong’nyong virus Ross River virus |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/7/5/133 |
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