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Chycunkunya Epidemic in the Américas: Bibliometric analysis of publications

The Chikungunya virus is a mosquito-borne alpha virus that causes debilitating fever and arthralgia in humans. Joint pains can last for months or years. It is mainly vectored by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. In recent years, the virus has gone from relative obscurity to becoming a global threat to public health, affecting millions of people throughout the tropical and subtropical world. The Chikungunya ou...