A scoping review of published literature on chikungunya virus.
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) has caused several major epidemics globally over the last two decades and is quickly expanding into new areas. Although this mosquito-borne disease is self-limiting and is not associated with high mortality, it can lead to severe, chronic and disabling arthritis, thereby po...
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| author | Mariola Mascarenhas Sophiya Garasia Philippe Berthiaume Tricia Corrin Judy Greig Victoria Ng Ian Young Lisa Waddell |
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| description | Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) has caused several major epidemics globally over the last two decades and is quickly expanding into new areas. Although this mosquito-borne disease is self-limiting and is not associated with high mortality, it can lead to severe, chronic and disabling arthritis, thereby posing a heavy burden to healthcare systems. The two main vectors for CHIKV are Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus (Asian tiger mosquito); however, many other mosquito species have been described as competent CHIKV vectors in scientific literature. With climate change, globalization and unfettered urban planning affecting many areas, CHIKV poses a significant public health risk to many countries. A scoping review was conducted to collate and categorize all pertinent information gleaned from published scientific literature on a priori defined aspects of CHIKV and its competent vectors. After developing a sensitive and specific search algorithm for the research question, seven databases were searched and data was extracted from 1920 relevant articles. Results show that CHIKV research is reported predominantly in areas after major epidemics have occurred. There has been an upsurge in CHIKV publications since 2011, especially after first reports of CHIKV emergence in the Americas. A list of hosts and vectors that could potentially be involved in the sylvatic and urban transmission cycles of CHIKV has been compiled in this scoping review. In addition, a repository of CHIKV mutations associated with evolutionary fitness and adaptation has been created by compiling and characterizing these genetic variants as reported in scientific literature. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a98ac2d834534f0a83cbd537ad6a7be82025-02-05T05:33:09ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032018-01-011311e020755410.1371/journal.pone.0207554A scoping review of published literature on chikungunya virus.Mariola MascarenhasSophiya GarasiaPhilippe BerthiaumeTricia CorrinJudy GreigVictoria NgIan YoungLisa WaddellChikungunya virus (CHIKV) has caused several major epidemics globally over the last two decades and is quickly expanding into new areas. Although this mosquito-borne disease is self-limiting and is not associated with high mortality, it can lead to severe, chronic and disabling arthritis, thereby posing a heavy burden to healthcare systems. The two main vectors for CHIKV are Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus (Asian tiger mosquito); however, many other mosquito species have been described as competent CHIKV vectors in scientific literature. With climate change, globalization and unfettered urban planning affecting many areas, CHIKV poses a significant public health risk to many countries. A scoping review was conducted to collate and categorize all pertinent information gleaned from published scientific literature on a priori defined aspects of CHIKV and its competent vectors. After developing a sensitive and specific search algorithm for the research question, seven databases were searched and data was extracted from 1920 relevant articles. Results show that CHIKV research is reported predominantly in areas after major epidemics have occurred. There has been an upsurge in CHIKV publications since 2011, especially after first reports of CHIKV emergence in the Americas. A list of hosts and vectors that could potentially be involved in the sylvatic and urban transmission cycles of CHIKV has been compiled in this scoping review. In addition, a repository of CHIKV mutations associated with evolutionary fitness and adaptation has been created by compiling and characterizing these genetic variants as reported in scientific literature.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0207554&type=printable |
| spellingShingle | Mariola Mascarenhas Sophiya Garasia Philippe Berthiaume Tricia Corrin Judy Greig Victoria Ng Ian Young Lisa Waddell A scoping review of published literature on chikungunya virus. PLoS ONE |
| title | A scoping review of published literature on chikungunya virus. |
| title_full | A scoping review of published literature on chikungunya virus. |
| title_fullStr | A scoping review of published literature on chikungunya virus. |
| title_full_unstemmed | A scoping review of published literature on chikungunya virus. |
| title_short | A scoping review of published literature on chikungunya virus. |
| title_sort | scoping review of published literature on chikungunya virus |
| url | https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0207554&type=printable |
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