Chikungunya is a disease that is caused by the chikungunya virus which is transmitted to humans by infected mosquitoes. Its name is derived from a word in the Makonde language that means contorted or ...

The 5' ORF comprises nearly two-thirds of the genome and encodes four nonstructural proteins that participate in genome replication ... of this manuscript. Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) causes ...

Adult mosquitoes feed mostly on flower nectar, but the females need to acquire a blood meal to continue the replication cycle. If the female bites ... some of them is found on the linked pages.

The virus does not directly spread from human to human. This cycle likely began after mosquitos bit infected animals.

Chikungunya virus has spiraled into a full-blown epidemic in the metropolitan city as the caseload continues to mount. However, the high cost of diagnostic tests and lack of specific treatments ...

Valneva has moved a step closer to its goal of becoming the first company to file for approval of a vaccine against chikungunya virus in the US after reporting new clinical data today. The French ...

These mosquitoes also carry and spread the dengue and the Zika virus. A spokesperson of the Sindh Health Department stated that this year, from May to September, 172 positive cases of Chikungunya ...

New findings reveal the presence of replication-competent Oropouche virus in semen, posing fresh questions about sexual transmission risks and public health safety. Research Letter: Replication ...

This has been observed in culture, in healthy Kenyan infants, and in a EBV-2 mouse model, strongly suggesting that infection of T cells is a natural part of the EBV-2 life-cycle ... virus-specific ...

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) causes an acute febrile disease ... enzootic cycles or when CHIKV enters into a human–mosquito–human urban cycle. CHIKV periodically emerges from eastern African ...