Article
The global emergence of Chikungunya infection: An integrated view
24 Aug 2021
Abstract excerpt
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is one of the emerging viruses around the globe. It belongs to the family Togaviridae and genus Alphavirus and is an arthropod borne virus that transmits by the bite of an infected mosquito, mainly through Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopcitus. It is a spherical, enveloped virus with positive single stranded RNA genome. It was first discovered during 1952-53 in Tanganyika, after which...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
