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Global expansion of chikungunya virus: mapping the 64-year history.

Braira Wahid Amjad Ali Shazia Rafique M. Idrees

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Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-transmitted alphavirus that is emerging as a global threat because of the highly debilitating nature of the associated disease and unprecedented magnitude of its spread. Chikungunya originated in Africa and has since spread across the entire globe causing large numbers of epidemics that have infected millions of people in Asia, the Indian subcontinent, Europe, the Americas, and Pacific Islands. Phylogenetic analysis has identified four different genotypes of CHIKV: Asian, West African, East/Central/South African (ECSA), and Indian Ocean Lineage (IOL). In the absence of well-designed epidemiological studies, the aim of this review article was to summarize the global epidemiology of CHIKV and to provide baseline data for future research on the treatment, prevention, and control of this life-threatening disease.

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Geography Medicine

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Braira Wahid

Amjad Ali

Shazia Rafique

M. Idrees

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Wahid, B., Ali, A., Rafique, S., Idrees, M. (2017). Global expansion of chikungunya virus: mapping the 64-year history.. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2017.03.006

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Lihat di Sumber doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2017.03.006

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Tahun Terbit: 2017
Bahasa: en
Total Sitasi: 289×
Sumber Database: Semantic Scholar
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2017.03.006
Akses: Open Access ✓