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 Chikungunya
Chikungunya seroprevalence in population-based studies: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Published on 21/11/2023 |  Original article (Abstract)  | Skalinski Lacita Menezes et al. | Archives of Public Health 2023; 81(1): 79 4 min.

Chikungunya is an arbovirus caused by an alphavirus, Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), which is transmitted by the bite of Aedes genus mosquitos. It was isolated for the first time in 1952, when it was responsible for an outbreak in Tanzania [1]. In the 2000s, CHIKV emerged as an important infectious...