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The Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) was first identified in Tanzania in Africa in 1952. It belongs to the alphaviruses in the family Togaviridae and is also transmitted as an arbovirus by mosquitoes. The Egyptian tiger mosquito (Aedes aegypti) plays the most important role as a vector, but other species such as the Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) can also transmit the pathogen.
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Vogel, P.U.B., Schaub, G.A. (2023). Human Arboviruses in Europe: Chikungunya, Dengue and West Nile Viruses. In: New Infectious Diseases in Germany and Europe. essentials. Springer, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-41826-7_6
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