title: Chikungunya in Southeast Asia: understanding the emergence and finding solutions.
abstract: In the last few years, chikungunya has become a major problem in Southeast Asia, with large numbers of cases being reported in Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand. Much of the current epidemic of chikungunya in Southeast Asia is being driven by the emergence of a strain of chikungunya virus that originated in Africa and spread to islands in the Indian Ocean, as well as to India and Sri Lanka, and then onwards to Southeast Asia. There is currently no specific treatment for chikungunya and no vaccine is available for this disease. This review seeks to provide a short update on the reemergence of chikungunya in Southeast Asia and the prospects for control of this disease.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Mahidol University, Salaya Campus, 25/25 Phuttamontol Sai 4, Salaya, Nakorn Pathom, Thailand 73170.
authors.forename: Rojjanaporn
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pulmanausahakul
authors.forename: Sittiruk
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Roytrakul
authors.forename: Prasert
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Auewarakul
authors.forename: Duncan R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D018354:Alphavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D000818:Animals; D001210:Asia, Southeastern / Q000453:epidemiology; D065632:Chikungunya Fever; D002646:Chikungunya virus / Q000276:immunology; D004630:Emergencies / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007300:Insect Control; D014765:Viral Vaccines
chemical_list: D014765:Viral Vaccines