Selected article for: "Chikungunya virus and public health"

Author: da Silva-Júnior, Edeildo F.; Leoncini, Giovanni O.; Rodrigues, Érica E.S.; Aquino, Thiago M.; Araújo-Júnior, João X.
Title: The medicinal chemistry of Chikungunya virus
  • Cord-id: 88kyk0ph
  • Document date: 2017_8_15
  • ID: 88kyk0ph
    Snippet: Arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) are an important threat to human and animal health globally. Among these, zoonotic diseases account for billions of cases of human illness and millions of deaths every year, representing an increasing public health problem. Chikungunya virus belongs to the genus Alphavirus of the family Togariridae, and is transmitted mainly by the bite of female mosquitoes of the Aedes aegypti and/or A. albopictus species. The focus of this review will be on the medicinal c
    Document: Arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) are an important threat to human and animal health globally. Among these, zoonotic diseases account for billions of cases of human illness and millions of deaths every year, representing an increasing public health problem. Chikungunya virus belongs to the genus Alphavirus of the family Togariridae, and is transmitted mainly by the bite of female mosquitoes of the Aedes aegypti and/or A. albopictus species. The focus of this review will be on the medicinal chemistry of Chikungunya virus, including synthetic and natural products, as well as rationally designed compounds.

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