Exploring molecular targets for inhibition of alpha- and enterovirus replication KU Leuven
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-transmitted virus belonging to the genus alphavirus of the Togaviridae family. The symptoms of an acute infection with CHIKV include fever and arthralgia which may evolve in some patients into persistent disabling polyarthritis that can last for weeks and even up to several years after the acute phase. Despite the worldwide re-emergence of CHIKV and the high morbidity rate associated with it, ...