IL-27 in patients with Chikungunya fever: A possible chronicity biomarker?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2019.05.005
Abstract: BACKGROUND/PURPOSE Although many patients with chikungunya virus disease (CHIKVD), an arboviral disease characterized by sudden fever and incapacitating poliartralgia, develop chronic articular symptoms, the mechanisms involved in CHIKVD's chronification and its possible biomarkers remain poorly… read more here.
Keywords: patients chikvd; chikungunya fever; possible chronicity; serum levels ... See more keywords
Modelling and Analyzing Virus Mutation Dynamics of Chikungunya Outbreaks
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-38792-4
Abstract: Chikungunya fever, caused by chikungunya virus (CHIKV) and transmitted to humans by infected Aedes mosquitoes, has posed a global threat in several countries in 2015. Recent outbreaks in La Réunion, Italy and China are related… read more here.
Keywords: virus mutation; chikungunya fever; mutation; mutation dynamics ... See more keywords
Secondary lower limbs lymphedema in patients with Chikungunya fever
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DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000018274
Abstract: Abstract Chikungunya fever (CHIKF) is an arbovirus characterized by acute fever, myalgia and polyarthralgia. Lymphedema in the lower limbs (LL) was observed in several patients during an outbreak of CHIKF in the state of Pernambuco… read more here.
Keywords: chikungunya fever; lymphedema patients; lymphoscintigraphy; secondary lower ... See more keywords
Chikungunya fever: an emerging viral infection threatening North America and Europe
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DOI: 10.1111/ijd.13439
Abstract: Since the beginning of the twenty‐first century, there has been a rapid rise in the number of cases of chikungunya. Initially limited to islands of the southwestern Indian Ocean, the virus has spread across Africa… read more here.
Keywords: emerging viral; fever emerging; chikungunya fever; viral infection ... See more keywords
SAT0388 Factors associated with the persistence of articular symptoms in patients with chikungunya fever – chikbrasil cohort
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DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2018-eular.4885
Abstract: Background Chikungunya Fever (CHIK) may evolve chronically with joint impairment, often disabling, which leads to a functional and quality of life impact. The CHIK outbreak in Brazil began in 2015, reaching its peak in 2016,… read more here.
Keywords: associated persistence; joint; chikungunya fever; factors associated ... See more keywords
SAT0391 Musculoskeletal manifestations of chikungunya fever in elderly patients – chikbrasil cohort
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DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2018-eular.7458
Abstract: Background Elderly patients with Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection may exhibit atypical and more severe clinical manifestations in the acute phase(,1 but little is known about these patients progress in the chronic phase of the disease.… read more here.
Keywords: phase; chikungunya fever; cohort; elderly patients ... See more keywords
Acute Kidney Injury Secondary to Rhabdomyolysis: A Rare Presentation of Chikungunya Fever.
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DOI: 10.29271/jcpsp.2018.06.s94
Abstract: Chikungunya fever is an arthropod-borne viral illness characterised by high grade fever and incapacitating arthralgias. It is considered benign; however, in the recent outbreaks, several complications have been reported worldwide. We report a case of… read more here.
Keywords: presentation; kidney injury; chikungunya fever; acute kidney ... See more keywords
Severe Manifestations of Chikungunya Fever in Children, India, 2016
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DOI: 10.3201/eid2409.180330
Abstract: Chikungunya is a relatively benign disease, and a paucity of literature on severe manifestations in children exits. We describe a cohort of pediatric chikungunya fever patients in New Delhi, India, who had severe sepsis and… read more here.
Keywords: severe manifestations; india 2016; chikungunya fever; children india ... See more keywords
Molecular and Clinical Characterization of Chikungunya Virus Infections in Southeast Mexico
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DOI: 10.3390/v10050248
Abstract: Chikungunya fever is an arthropod-borne infection caused by Chikungunya virus (CHIKV). Even though clinical features of Chikungunya fever in the Mexican population have been described before, there is no detailed information. The aim of this… read more here.
Keywords: clinical features; chikv; chikungunya fever; chikungunya virus ... See more keywords
Epidemiological serosurvey of chikungunya fever post outbreak at Tanjung Sepat, Malaysia.
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DOI: 10.3855/jidc.16613
Abstract: INTRODUCTION Chikungunya fever is a mosquito-borne viral disease that usually presents with prominent arthralgia. An outbreak of chikungunya fever was reported in Tanjung Sepat, Malaysia in 2019. The outbreak was limited in size with a… read more here.
Keywords: chikungunya fever; outbreak; tanjung sepat;
Treatment and Prevention of Chikungunya Fever: Current Status and Prospective
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DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.98523
Abstract: Chikungunya fever is a vector borne tropical disease that was first described in an outbreak in Tanzania. The disease is caused by Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), an alpha virus belonging to the family Togaviridae and which… read more here.
Keywords: treatment; disease; chikungunya fever; prevention ... See more keywords