Outbreak of Chikungunya virus in a vulnerable population of Sergipe, Brazil —A molecular and serological survey

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV: Togaviridae: Alphavirus) is a mosquito-borne alphavirus mainly transmitted in urban and peri-urban areas by Aedes mosquitoes [1,2]. It was first described during a “dengue-like” outbreak in Tanzania between 1952-1953 [3]. In 2005, CHIKV caused a remarkable outbreak in La Réunion, a Madagascar island, with more than a third of its population testing positive for the infection [4]. The virus then spread across Asia, Europe, Pacific islands and the Americas, causing large outbreaks [2,5–8].

Source: Journal of Clinical Virology - October 25, 2017 Category: Virology Authors: Marielton dos Passos Cunha, Cliomar Alves dos Santos, Daniel Ferreira de Lima Neto, Alessandra Soares Schanoski, Shahab Zaki Pour, Saulo Duarte Passos, M ércia Simone Feitosa de Souza, Danuza Duarte Costa, Paolo Marinho de Andrade Zanotto Tags: Full length article Source Type: research