Therapeutics and vaccines against chikungunya virus

T Ahola, T Couderc, LFP Ng, D Hallengärd… - Vector-Borne and …, 2015 - liebertpub.com
T Ahola, T Couderc, LFP Ng, D Hallengärd, A Powers, M Lecuit, M Esteban, A Merits
Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 2015liebertpub.com
Currently, there are no licensed vaccines or therapies available against chikungunya virus
(CHIKV), and these were subjects discussed during a CHIKV meeting recently organized in
Langkawi, Malaysia. In this review, we chart the approaches taken in both areas. Because of
a sharp increase in new data in these fields, the present paper is complementary to previous
reviews by Weaver et al. in and Kaur and Chu in. The most promising antivirals so far
discovered are reviewed, with a special focus on the virus-encoded replication proteins as …
Abstract
Currently, there are no licensed vaccines or therapies available against chikungunya virus (CHIKV), and these were subjects discussed during a CHIKV meeting recently organized in Langkawi, Malaysia. In this review, we chart the approaches taken in both areas. Because of a sharp increase in new data in these fields, the present paper is complementary to previous reviews by Weaver et al. in and Kaur and Chu in . The most promising antivirals so far discovered are reviewed, with a special focus on the virus-encoded replication proteins as potential targets. Within the vaccines in development, our review emphasizes the various strategies in parallel development that are unique in the vaccine field against a single disease.
Mary Ann Liebert