The research progress of Chikungunya fever

• Main Authors: Li Cai (Author), Xinyi Hu (Author), Shuang Liu (Author), Lei Wang (Author), Hao Lu (Author), Hua Tu (Author), Xibao Huang (Author), Yeqing Tong (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Chikungunya fever, an acute infectious disease caused by Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), is transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, with fever, rash, and joint pain as the main features. 1952, the first outbreak of Chikungunya fever was in Tanzania, Africa, and the virus was isolated in 1953. The epidem...