Chikungunya virus nsP1 induces migrasome formation

In this journal, Quintão et al. reporting the detection of Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection by viral metagenomics. 1 Quintão T.S.C. Slavov S.N. de Oliveira P.M. Bezerra R.D.S. Cassemiro É.M. Alves P.P.M. Gontijo C.C. Martins F. Gurgel H.D.C. Noronha E.F. Ramalho W.M. de Araújo W.N. Pereira A.L. Haddad R. Viral metagenomics in nasopharyngeal swabs of Brazilian patients negative for SARS-CoV-2 unveils the presence of Chikungunya virus infection. J Infect. 2022; 84: e24-e26 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (3) Google Scholar CHIKV is a member of the genus Alphavirus in the family Togaviridae, which causes the chikungunya fever in human, with clinical manifestations of measles, fever and chronic arthritis. It is urgent to study the mechanisms of CHIKV infection and transmission.