Chikungunya fever: re-emergence of an old disease
ORCiD
David M. Ojcius: 0000-0003-1461-4495
Department
Biomedical Sciences
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Microbes and Infection
ISSN
1286-4579
Volume
11
Issue
14--15
DOI
10.1016/j.micinf.2009.09.001
First Page
1163
Last Page
1164
Publication Date
12-1-2009
Abstract
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 and discusses possible reasons for the re-emergence of this arbovirus; reviews the ecology and geographic expansion of its vector, the Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus; summarizes our current knowledge of the immune response to infection; and presents our understanding of pathogenesis based on research in animal models.
Recommended Citation
Ng, L. F.,
&
Ojcius, D. M.
(2009).
Chikungunya fever: re-emergence of an old disease.
Microbes and Infection, 11(14--15), 1163–1164.
DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2009.09.001
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/dugoni-facarticles/225
