Abstract
Chikungunya virus is an Alphavirus with a positive sense single-stranded RNA (RNA (+)) genome. The virus is transmitted to humans via A. aegypti and A. albopictus mosquitoes. CHIKV is considered an important virus in Brazil from a public health perspective. The virus infection is characterized by headache, fever, myalgia, nausea, vomiting, and arthralgia, which may evolve into a chronic d…