virus chikungunya in colombia, a simple matter of time?
;Marco González T.;Salim Mattar V.
Journal of microbiology and biotechnology2014Vol. 19pp. 4045-4046
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Abstract
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is an RNA alphavirus of the family Togaviridae. The alphaviruses consist of 29 species, including eastern, western, and Venezuelan equine encephalitis viruses among others. CHIKV is transmitted by vector mosquitoes, Aedes aegypti and Aedes albipictus, which are abundant in the South American tropics.