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 - discusses possible reasons for the re-emergence of this arbovirus; reviews the ecology - geographic expansion of its vector, the Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus; summarizes our current knowledge of the immune response to infection; - presents our underst-ing of pathogenesis based on research in animal models.
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: Chikungunya virus - Arbovirus ; Chikungunya virus - Immune response ; Chikungunya virus - Pathogenesis ; Chikungunya virus - Immune response ; Chikungunya virus - Infectious diseases ; Chikungunya virus - Viral infections ; Chikungunya Virus - Virus ; Chikungunya virus - Chikungunya fever ; Chikungunya virus - Epidemiology ; Chikungunya virus - Immunology ; Chikungunya virus - Public health
Data de publicação: 2009
