"Chikungunya Fever" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An acute infection caused by a mosquito-borne alphavirus CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS characterized by RASH; FEVER; JOINT PAINS; CONJUNCTIVITIS; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; LYMPHOPENIA; and THROMBOCYTOPENIA.
| Descriptor ID |
D065632
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C02.782.930.100.184
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| Concept/Terms |
Chikungunya Fever- Chikungunya Fever
- Chikungunya Fevers
- Fever, Chikungunya
- Fevers, Chikungunya
- Chikungunya Virus Infection
- Chikungunya Virus Infections
- Infection, Chikungunya Virus
- Infections, Chikungunya Virus
- Virus Infection, Chikungunya
- Virus Infections, Chikungunya
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| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Chikungunya Fever" by people in Profiles.
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Safety, immunogenicity, and effectiveness of chikungunya vaccines in pregnant persons, children, and adolescents: a protocol for a living systematic review and meta-analysis. Reprod Health. 2025 Apr 18; 22(1):56.
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Umbrella review of the safety of Chikungunya vaccine platforms used in other vaccines. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2025 Dec; 21(1):2463191.
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Safe in Pregnancy and Safe in Children: Global Living Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses Hub for Emergency Vaccines. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2025 Feb 01; 44(2S):S111-S113.
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Mosquito-bite infection of humanized mice with chikungunya virus produces systemic disease with long-term effects. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021 06; 15(6):e0009427.
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Perinatal Outcomes in Vertically Infected Neonates During a Chikungunya Outbreak on the Island of Cura?ao. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2018 12; 99(6):1415-1418.
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Chikungunya in a Pediatric Traveler. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2018 Jul; 34(7):e120-e121.
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Arboviral Surveillance among Pediatric Patients with Acute Febrile Illness in Houston, Texas. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2018 08; 99(2):413-416.
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Chikungunya Virus Infections Among Infants-Who Classification Not Applicable. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2018 03; 37(3):e83-e86.