Autor(es): Cavrini Francesca, Gaibani Paolo, Pierro Anna Maria, Rossini Giada, Landini Maria Paola, Sambri Vittorio

Resumo: The virus causing Chikungunya disease was identified over 50 years ago; however, because the disease appeared only in developing countries, little research on it has been done. Research interest in the disease increased after an important epidemiological outbreak occurred in 2005 on the French metropolitan isl- of La Reunion located in the south-eastern part of the Indian Ocean. In 2007, a smaller outbreak of Chikungunya developed in the north-eastern part of Italy made possible by immigration of a viremic patient from the Indian Ocean area - the enormous population of Aedes albopictus in Italy. Currently, Chikungunya is spreading in Southeast Asian aspects, clinical pictures, diagnosis - treatment of the disease caused by Chikungunya virus.

Imprenta: Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, v. 3, n. 10, p. 744-752, 2009

Identificador do objeto digital: 10.3855/jidc.169

Descritores: Chikungunya virus - Pathogenesis ; Chikungunya virus - Viral infections ; Chikungunya Virus - Virus ; Chikungunya virus - Transmission ; Chikungunya virus - Epidemiology ; Chikungunya virus - Public health

Data de publicação: 2009

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