Multiple immune factors are involved in controlling acute and chronic chikungunya virus infection.

• Main Authors: Yee Suan Poo (Author), Penny A Rudd (Author), Joy Gardner (Author), Jane A C Wilson (Author), Thibaut Larcher (Author), Marie-Anne Colle (Author), Thuy T Le (Author), Helder I Nakaya (Author), David Warrilow (Author), Richard Allcock (Author), Helle Bielefeldt-Ohmann (Author), Wayne A Schroder (Author), Alexander A Khromykh (Author), José A Lopez (Author), Andreas Suhrbier (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The recent epidemic of the arthritogenic alphavirus, chikungunya virus (CHIKV) has prompted a quest to understand the correlates of protection against virus and disease in order to inform development of new interventions. Herein we highlight the propensity of CHIKV infections to persist long term, b...