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 Chikungunya
Mosquito borne viral disease

transmitted in humans

by an alpha virus called Spread by an infected Aedes ageupti

as the arbovirus 2
& Aedes albopictus
Background & Epidemiology:

• First identified in the United

Republic of Tanzania in
1952.
• First isolated in 1953 by
Mason and Haddow. 3

• First CHIKV outbreak was

recorded in 1963 in Calcutta.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5744143/#__ffn_sectitle
 About the Causative Agent

Causative Agent:

Chikungunya is caused by the chikungunya virus

(CHIKV) it is an RNA virus.

Family : Togaviridae (Member of alphavirus genus)

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Incubation Period: 3-12 days

Symptoms

• High Fever : 40°C /104°F,

• Joint pain (Ankle, wrists, knees or
phalanges)
• Joint swelling
• Rash
• Headache,
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• Muscle Pain
• Fatique
Pathogenesis in Mosquito

https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.00492
Pathogenesis in Humans
Pathogenesis in Humans
Diagnosis:
• Isolation of Virus
• Demonstrating of four fold or greater rise in antibody titer.
• ELISA testing foe IgM antibody.

• Diagnosis by RT-PCR Test

Treatment:
• No Vaccine available for prevention for CHK 11
• Control is possible by avoidance of mosquito bite
• Reduction in density of vector.
• Treatment is mainly symptomatic by anti-inflammatory drugs.
e.g. acetaminophen and ibuprophen.
• Steroids are not to be used.
 GOI Initiatives For
Dengue &
Chikungunya

• Long term action plan

• National guidelines for clinical
management of Dengue Fever,
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Dengue, Hemorrhagic Fever,
Dengue Shock Syndrome.
• Sentinel Surveillance Hospitals.
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