Parashar Deepti, Cherian Sarah
National Institute of Virology, 20-A Dr. Ambedkar Road, Pune 411001, India.
Biomed Res Int. 2014;2014:631642. doi: 10.1155/2014/631642. Epub 2014 May 15.
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-borne pathogen that has a major health impact in humans and causes acute febrile illness in humans accompanied by joint pains and, in many cases, persistent arthralgia lasting for weeks to years. CHIKV reemerged in 2005-2006 in several parts of the Indian Ocean islands and India after a gap of 32 years, causing millions of cases. The re-emergence of CHIKV has also resulted in numerous outbreaks in several countries in the eastern hemisphere, with a threat to further expand in the near future. However, there is no vaccine against CHIKV infection licensed for human use, and therapy for CHIKV infection is still mainly limited to supportive care as antiviral agents are yet in different stages of testing or development. In this review we explore the different perspectives for chikungunya treatment and the effectiveness of these treatment regimens and discuss the scope for future directions.
基孔肯雅病毒(CHIKV)是一种通过蚊子传播的病原体,对人类健康有重大影响,可导致人类急性发热疾病,并伴有关节疼痛,在许多情况下还会出现持续数周甚至数年的持续性关节痛。在间隔32年后,CHIKV于2005 - 2006年在印度洋岛屿和印度的多个地区再次出现,导致数百万病例。CHIKV的再次出现还在东半球的几个国家引发了多次疫情,并在不久的将来有进一步蔓延的威胁。然而,目前尚无获得许可用于人类的抗CHIKV感染疫苗,并且由于抗病毒药物仍处于不同的测试或研发阶段,CHIKV感染的治疗仍主要限于支持性护理。在本综述中,我们探讨了基孔肯雅热治疗的不同观点以及这些治疗方案的有效性,并讨论了未来方向的范围。