"Current Topics in Chikungunya" ed. by Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales

This book tries to update the significant epidemiological and clinical research in many aspects with a multinational perspective.

Chikungunya, an arbovirus, is a major global threat affecting multiple areas of the world, even Europe, but recently (2014 - 2015) with large epidemics in Latin America, causing an important acute and chronic morbidity with a low, but present, mortality.

This book has been organized in two major sections: 'Clinical and Epidemiological Aspects' and 'Entomology'/
Section I includes topics covering experiences and studies in different countries, including the infection during pregnancy and children, imported cases, ocular manifestations, coinfections, and therapeutics.
Section II includes topics on entomological aspects, related to vector control, and new options for biological control of Aedes aegypti.

Contents
Preface
1 Chikungunya, a Global Threat Currently Circulating in Latin America
2 Chikungunya Fever During Pregnancy and in Children: An Overview on Clinical and Research Perspectives
3 Imported Cases in Continental Chile and Autochthonous In Easter Island
4 The Eye and the Chikungunya Virus
5 Dengue and Chikungunya Coinfection – The Emergence of an Underestimated Threat
6 Co-infection with Dengue and Chikungunya Viruses
7 Vector Control in Chikungunya and Other Arboviruses
8 Utilization of Fruit Peel Wastes for the Management of Chikungunya Vector, Aedes aegypti