"Chikungunya Fever" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An acute infection caused by a mosquito-borne alphavirus CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS characterized by RASH; FEVER; JOINT PAINS; CONJUNCTIVITIS; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; LYMPHOPENIA; and THROMBOCYTOPENIA.
| Descriptor ID |
D065632
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C02.782.930.100.184
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| Concept/Terms |
Chikungunya Fever- Chikungunya Fever
- Chikungunya Fevers
- Fever, Chikungunya
- Fevers, Chikungunya
- Chikungunya Virus Infection
- Chikungunya Virus Infections
- Infection, Chikungunya Virus
- Infections, Chikungunya Virus
- Virus Infection, Chikungunya
- Virus Infections, Chikungunya
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2012 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2017 | 49 | 8 | 57 |
| 2018 | 56 | 13 | 69 |
| 2019 | 17 | 1 | 18 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Chikungunya Fever" by people in Profiles.
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Understanding Molecular Pathogenesis with Chikungunya Virus Research Tools. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol. 2022; 435:33-53.
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Emerging and Re-emerging Infections in Children: COVID/ MIS-C, Zika, Ebola, Measles, Varicella, Pertussis ... Immunizations. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2021 Aug; 39(3):453-465.
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What chikungunya teaches us about COVID-19. Lancet Infect Dis. 2021 08; 21(8):1070-1071.
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Chikungunya and COVID-19 in Brazil: The danger of an overlapping crises. J Med Virol. 2021 Jul; 93(7):4090-4091.
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Effects of chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine treatment on non-SARS-CoV2 viral infections: A systematic review of clinical studies. Rev Med Virol. 2021 11; 31(6):e2228.
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Climatic and socio-economic factors supporting the co-circulation of dengue, Zika and chikungunya in three different ecosystems in Colombia. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021 03; 15(3):e0009259.
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Impact of concurrent epidemics of dengue, chikungunya, zika, and COVID-19. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2021; 54:e08372020.
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Redesigning health systems for global heath security. Lancet Glob Health. 2021 04; 9(4):e393-e394.
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Covert cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2: An obscure but present danger in regions endemic for Dengue and Chikungunya viruses. PLoS One. 2021; 16(1):e0244937.
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COVID-19 and its impact on the control of Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti mosquito and epidemiological surveillance of arbovirus infections. Gac Med Mex. 2021; 157(2):187-193.