Chikungunya: a decade of burden in the Americas

WM de Souza, GS Ribeiro, STS de Lima… - The Lancet Regional …, 2024‏ - thelancet.com
In the Americas, one decade following its emergence in 2013, chikungunya virus (CHIKV)
continues to spread and cause epidemics across the region. To date, 3.7 million suspected …

The global epidemiology of chikungunya from 1999 to 2020: A systematic literature review to inform the development and introduction of vaccines

AA Bettis, M L'Azou Jackson, IK Yoon… - PLoS neglected …, 2022‏ - journals.plos.org
Chikungunya fever is an acute febrile illness that is often associated with severe
polyarthralgia in humans. The disease is caused by chikungunya virus (CHIKV), a mosquito …

Chikungunya virus: an emergent arbovirus to the South American continent and a continuous threat to the world

MS Cunha, PAG Costa, IA Correa… - Frontiers in …, 2020‏ - frontiersin.org
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is an arthropod-borne virus (arbovirus) of epidemic concern,
transmitted by Aedes ssp. mosquitoes, and is the etiologic agent of a febrile and …

Increased interregional virus exchange and nucleotide diversity outline the expansion of chikungunya virus in Brazil

J Xavier, LCJ Alcantara, V Fonseca, M Lima… - Nature …, 2023‏ - nature.com
The emergence and reemergence of mosquito-borne diseases in Brazil such as yellow
fever, zika, chikungunya, and dengue have had serious impacts on public health. Concerns …

Vector competence of Aedes albopictus populations for chikungunya virus is shaped by their demographic history

A Vega-Rúa, M Marconcini, Y Madec, M Manni… - Communications …, 2020‏ - nature.com
The mosquito Aedes albopictus is one of the most dangerous invasive species. Its
worldwide spread has created health concerns as it is a major vector of arboviruses of public …

Genomic monitoring to understand the emergence and spread of Usutu virus in the Netherlands, 2016–2018

BB Oude Munnink, E Münger, DF Nieuwenhuijse… - Scientific Reports, 2020‏ - nature.com
Usutu virus (USUV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus circulating in Western Europe that causes
die-offs of mainly common blackbirds (Turdus merula). In the Netherlands, USUV was first …

High-throughput sequencing (HTS) for the analysis of viral populations

M Pérez-Losada, M Arenas, JC Galán… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Abstract The development of High-Throughput Sequencing (HTS) technologies is having a
major impact on the genomic analysis of viral populations. Current HTS platforms can …

Retrospective epidemiologic and genomic surveillance of arboviruses in 2023 in Brazil reveals high co-circulation of chikungunya and dengue viruses

ACP de Jesus, PLC Fonseca, HJ Alves, DM Bonfim… - BMC medicine, 2024‏ - Springer
Background The rapid spread and increase of chikungunya (CHIKV) and dengue (DENV)
cases in Brazilian regions in 2023 has raised concerns about the impact of arboviruses on …

Rapid viral metagenomics using SMART-9N amplification and nanopore sequencing

IM Claro, MS Ramundo, TM Coletti… - Wellcome open …, 2023‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Emerging and re-emerging viruses are a global health concern. Genome sequencing as an
approach for monitoring circulating viruses is currently hampered by complex and expensive …

Genomic and epidemiological surveillance of Zika virus in the Amazon region

M Giovanetti, NR Faria, J Lourenço, JG de Jesus… - Cell Reports, 2020‏ - cell.com
Zika virus (ZIKV) has caused an explosive epidemic linked to severe clinical outcomes in the
Americas. As of June 2018, 4,929 ZIKV suspected infections and 46 congenital syndrome …