Chikungunya
Tanzania’s feverish five revealed
21 Jan 2022During the 2018 outbreak in Southeastern Tanzania, there were four dengue virus serotypes and the chikungunya virus in circulation, say A*STAR researchers.
How to maim a virus without killing it
7 Nov 2019Targeted mutagenesis is being used to create live-attenuated vaccines against the chikungunya virus.
The coincidental complications of coinfection
17 Apr 2019Malaria infections may be masking the extent of the emerging chikungunya epidemic
Existing drugs could treat chikungunya
24 Aug 2017Insight into how symptoms of the chikungunya virus are triggered suggests existing
treatments could be repurposed to help infected patients
A cautionary tale for immunotherapy
9 Aug 2017A failed treatment for chikungunya highlights the need for extreme caution when manipulating the immune system
Children shrug off disease symptoms while still infectious
13 Dec 2016Mild symptoms could mean that children are bringing the mosquito-borne disease to the playground
A milder strain of Chikungunya virus?
17 Nov 2015The Chikungunya virus that has hit the Americas is less severe than the strain that wreaked havoc in La Reunion
Seeking solutions to viral migration
2 Jul 2013Revelation of antiviral properties in the protein viperin could help virologists to contain the re-emerging chikungunya virus
Vaccine hope for virile virus
3 Jul 2012Exploiting the early immune response in Chikungunya fever promises to provide protection
The cause of joint pain
24 May 2011Patients with chikungunya fever experience persistent joint pain because their body produces high amounts of pro-inflammatory cytokines
A new weapon against Chikungunya
15 Mar 2011Antibodies derived from an individual who had previously been exposed to the Chikungunya virus raise hope of a new therapy