Chikungunya Virus Transmission

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-borneAlphavirus that causes fever (CHIKF) in humans. In 1952, the CHIKV was found East Africa sylvatic and urban cycle between Aedes mosquitoes, human nonhuman primates tropical regions. Since 2004, CHIKF has spread rapidly Asia, Africa, Europe, Americas. Both aegypti albopictus are known to be arboviral mosquito vectors of CHIKV. Ae. mostly within tropics, whereby also occurs temperate cold Host-seeking female mosquitoes infected after feeding on viremic animal. The replication happens midgut then enters hemocoel before disseminating salivary glands mosquito. disseminated can transmitted by injecting infectious saliva into host skin during blood feeding. naïve body, replicates dermal fibroblasts through circulation, disseminates other parts body such as brain cells, kidney, heart, lymphoid tissues, liver, joints. Symptoms infection include high fever, rigors, headache, photophobia, maculopapular rash. It advised avoid bites; also, larvae management systems should applied endemic environments.