CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS VERSUS AEDES-BORNE OTHER VIRUSES: A REVIEW ARTICLE | ||
| Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology | ||
| Article 9, Volume 53, Issue 3, December 2023, Pages 475-489 PDF (921.21 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jesp.2023.331733 | ||
| Authors | ||
| TOSSON A. MORSY1; MOHAMED ABDEL SALAM ELGOHARY2; TAREK ABDEL KADER SALLAM3; AYMAN TOSSON A. MORSY4 | ||
| 1Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt | ||
| 2Consultant Tropical Medicine and Fever | ||
| 3Consultant of Tropical Medicine and Public Health, Military Medical Academy, Cairo, 11291, Egypt | ||
| 44Consultant of Endemic Diseases, Misr University for Science and Technology, Giza, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Chikungunya virus is an alphavirus transmitted by Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus causes acute febrile polyarthralgia and arthritis. Also, transmission of chikungunya virus can occur via maternal-fetal transmission, blood products and organ transplantation. Chikungunya virus is endemic in West Africa; outbreaks have occurred in Africa, Asia, Europe, islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, and recently in the Americas. But, with the climatic changes Chikungunya invaded into new areas, where local transmission occurs if competent mosquitoes are present. Aedes vectors are also capable of transmitting Zika virus, Dengue virus and Yellow fever virus. Currently there is no vaccine to prevent or medicine to treat chikungunya virus infection, and people can protect themselves by avoiding mosquito bites. Eradicating Aedes species is a must. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Chikungunya fever; Aedes vectors; Climatic changes; Global spreading; Review | ||
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