Zika virus (ZIKV) infection during pregnancy can cause adverse fetal outcomes and severe irreversible congenital birth defects including microcephaly. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) is a valuable diagnostic tool for detecting ZIKV antigens in tissues from cases of fetal loss in women infected with ZIKV, and for providing insights into disease pathogenesis. As a result, there is increasing demand fo...

Introdução: As arboviroses transmitidas pelo gênero Aedes aegypti são um dos principais problemas de saúde pública na atualidade, sendo deles o vírus Chikungunya, que está se apresentando como parcela crescente desse problema. Desse modo, olhar para outras opções tratamento aumentam a viabilidade da melhora qualidade vida acometidos por esse vírus. Objetivos: Identificar estudos publicados nas ...

During the 2014-2015 chikungunya outbreak in French Polynesia, 64 patients with confirmed chikungunya virus infection were admitted into intensive care. Sixty-three were nonpregnant adults; 11 had an atypical form, 21 had severe sepsis or septic shock, and 18 died. These findings indicate that critical illness frequently complicates the course of chikungunya virus infection.

1260 Emerging Infectious Diseases • www.cdc.gov/eid • Vol. 13, No. 8, August 2007 India experienced the fi rst confi rmed outbreak of chikungunya fever in 1963–1964 in Kolkata (7) and in 1965 in Chennai. The last epidemic in India was reported from Barsi in the state of Maharastra in 1973 (8). However, during these outbreaks, Andaman and Nicobar Islands were not affected. Outbreaks of dengue fe...

An epidemic of Chikungunya fever of unprecedented magnitude occurred in many parts of India in early 2006 after an interval of 33 years, and there has been a resurgence in some parts of South India since June 2007. The article highlights clinical manifestations of infection and various molecular tests that were used for diagnoses of Chikungunya virus infection. Of particular interest is the rea...

BACKGROUND Chikungunya fever is caused by chikungunya virus which is transmitted by the bite of infected Aedes aegypti and A. albopictus mosquitoes. AIMS To study the various mucocutaneous manifestations in suspected cases of chikungunya fever. MATERIALS AND METHODS The patients who attended our outpatient department from July 2016 to October 2016 and fulfilled the criteria for "suspect cas...

BACKGROUND In spite of increasing reports of dengue and chikungunya activity in Tanzania, limited research has been done to document the general epidemiology of dengue and chikungunya in the country. This study aimed at determining the sero-prevalence and prevalence of acute infections of dengue and chikungunya virus among participants presenting with malaria-like symptoms (fever, headache, ras...

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) emerged in the Americas in late 2013 to cause substantial acute and chronic morbidity. About 1.1 million cases of chikungunya were reported within a year, including severe cases and deaths. The burden of chikungunya is unclear owing to inadequate disease surveillance and underdiagnosis. Virus evolution, globalization, and climate change may further CHIKV spread. No app...

In 2008, an outbreak of chikungunya infection occurred in Johor. We performed a retrospective review of all laboratory confirmed adult chikungunya cases admitted to Hospital Sultanah Aminah, Johor Bahru from April to August 2008, looking into clinical and laboratory features. A total of 18 laboratory confirmed cases of chikungunya were identified with patients presenting with fever, joint pain,...

In October 2013, the first international meeting on chikungunya took place in Langkawi, Malaysia. The Integrated Chikungunya Research consortium (ICRES, www.icres.eu), coordinated by Professor John Fazakerley and funded by the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (EU FP7), brought together the main European laboratories working on chikungunya with groups in Southeast Asia and Australia. T...