Chikungunya Fever

Hina Wasti; Shomaila Farman; Uzma Naseeb

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dc.contributor.author	Hina Wasti
dc.contributor.author	Shomaila Farman
dc.contributor.author	Uzma Naseeb
dc.date.accessioned	2018-06-01T03:59:07Z
dc.date.available	2018-06-01T03:59:07Z
dc.date.issued	2017-04-01
dc.identifier.issn	2220-7562
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/6594
dc.description.abstract	Chikungunya fever is caused by the chikungunya virus (CHIKV), a mosquito-borne emerging pathogen, which was first revealed on the borders of Mozambique and Tanzania in 1952. Currently it is stretched over 40 countries globally. It is an arthropod-born virus endemic in Africa, Southeast Asia and India. Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus are the mosquito vectors which spread this virus. Blood, saliva and urine are the samples for investigation. Since there is no definite treatment available, identifying ways to abolish mosquito populations is the most useful strategy to control the disease. As the virus has facility for global spread, there is need to take preventive measures as well as rapid diagnostic tests to improve identification of Chikungunya patients	en_US
dc.description.sponsorship	JBUMDC	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Journal of Bahria University Medical and Dental College Karachi	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	7;2
dc.subject	Aedes mosquito, Chikungunya fever, IgM antibody, Severe sepsis, Vector-borne infections.	en_US
dc.title	Chikungunya Fever	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US