Powers Ann M
Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, CO 80521, USA.
J Gen Virol. 2015 Jan;96(Pt 1):1-5. doi: 10.1099/vir.0.070136-0. Epub 2014 Sep 19.
Chikungunya virus is a mosquito-borne virus that has been responsible for over 2 million human infections during the past decade. This virus, which previously had a geographical range primarily restricted to sub-Saharan Africa, the Indian subcontinent and South East Asia, has recently moved to subtropical latitudes as well as the western hemisphere. This expansion into novel habitats brings unique risks associated with further spread of the virus and the disease it causes.
基孔肯雅病毒是一种通过蚊子传播的病毒,在过去十年中已导致超过200万人感染。这种病毒以前的地理分布主要局限于撒哈拉以南非洲、印度次大陆和东南亚,最近已传播到亚热带地区以及西半球。这种向新栖息地的扩张带来了与病毒及其所引发疾病的进一步传播相关的独特风险。