Chikungunya fever - Re-emergence of an old disease
Autor(es): Ng, Lisa F. P.; Ojcius, David M.
Resumo: Several large outbreaks of Chikungunya infections in the past decade have stimulated renewed interest in the Chikungunya virus. This special issue describes recent outbreaks of Chikungunya and discusses possible reasons for the re-emergence of this arbovirus; reviews the ecology and geographic expansion of its vector, the Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus; summarizes our current knowledge of the immune response to infection; and presents our understanding of pathogenesis based on research in animal models. (C) 2009 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
Palavras-Chave: Chikungunya virus; Emerging infections; Mosquitoes; Epidemiology; Immunology
Imprenta: Microbes and Infection, v. 11, n. 14-15, p. 1163-1164, 2009
Identificador do objeto digital: 10.1016/j.micinf.2009.09.001
Descritores: Aedes aegypti - Immune response ; Aedes aegypti - Molecular structure ; Aedes aegypti - Pathogenesis ; Aedes aegypti - Chikungunya Fever ; Aedes aegypti - Epidemiology ; Aedes aegypti - Public health
Data de publicação: 2009
