A Review on Chikungunya Virus Epidemiology, Pathogenesis and Current Vaccine Development

A Review on Chikungunya Virus Epidemiology, Pathogenesis and Current Vaccine Development

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-borne alphavirus that recently re-emerged in many parts of the world causing large-scale outbreaks. CHIKV infection presents as a febrile illness known as chikungunya fever (CHIKF). Infection is self-limited and characterized mainly by severe joint pain and my...

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Main Authors: Thaise Yasmine Vasconcelos de Lima Cavalcanti, Mylena Ribeiro Pereira, Sergio Oliveira de Paula, Rafael Freitas de Oliveira Franca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-05-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
chikungunya
pathogenesis
virus receptor
vaccine
immunopathogenesis
epidemiology
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/14/5/969

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