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Chikungunya as a paradigm for emerging viral diseases: Evaluating disease impact and hurdles to vaccine development

Chikungunya fever (CHIKF) is an emerging infectious disease caused by an alphavirus transmitted by Aedes spp. mosquitoes. Because mosquito control programs are not highly efficient for outbreak containment, vaccines are essential to reduce the burden of disease. Although no licensed vaccine against...

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Autores principales: Rezza, Giovanni, Weaver, Scott C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6336248/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30653504
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006919