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An Overview of Indian Biomedical Research on the Chikungunya Virus with Particular Reference to Its Vaccine, an Unmet Medical Need
- Source :
- Vaccines, Vol 11, Iss 6, p 1102 (2023)
- Publication Year :
- 2023
- Publisher :
- MDPI AG, 2023.
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Abstract
- Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is an infectious agent spread by mosquitos, that has engendered endemic or epidemic outbreaks of Chikungunya fever (CHIKF) in Africa, South-East Asia, America, and a few European countries. Like most tropical infections, CHIKV is frequently misdiagnosed, underreported, and underestimated; it primarily affects areas with limited resources, like developing nations. Due to its high transmission rate and lack of a preventive vaccine or effective treatments, this virus poses a serious threat to humanity. After a 32-year hiatus, CHIKV reemerged as the most significant epidemic ever reported, in India in 2006. Since then, CHIKV-related research was begun in India, and up to now, more than 800 peer-reviewed research papers have been published by Indian researchers and medical practitioners. This review gives an overview of the outbreak history and CHIKV-related research in India, to favor novel high-quality research works intending to promote effective treatment and preventive strategies, including vaccine development, against CHIKV infection.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2076393X
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Vaccines
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.7827983cd45946389e20f8a8b8c861e9
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11061102