Interepidemic Detection of Chikungunya Virus Infection and Transmission in Northeastern Thailand.

ABSTRACT: Chikungunya fever is a viral mosquito-borne, acute febrile illness associated with rash, joint pain, and occasionally prolonged polyarthritis. Chikungunya outbreaks have been reported worldwide including many provinces of Thailand. Although chikungunya virus (CHIKV) occurs in Thailand, details on its epidemiology are lacking compared with dengue, a common mosquito-borne disease in the country. Therefore, study on CHIKV and its epidemiology in both humans and mosquitoes is required to better understand its importance clinically and dynamics in community settings. So a prospective examination of virus circulation in human and mosquito populations in northeastern Thailand using serological and molecular methods, including the genetic characterization of the virus, was undertaken. The study wa

SUBMITTER: Le BCT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7543817 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature