Chikungunya is viral fever caused by an alphavirus.    From Wordnik.com.  [Find Me A Cure] Reference

Her research interests lie in sindbis virus, an alphavirus that causes neuronal death in mice and serves as a model for human neurologic disease.    From Wordnik.com.  [Health News from Medical News Today] Reference

Because in alphavirus-infected cells (−) strand RNA synthesis ceases early in infection, concentrations of (−) strand RNA are likely to diminish with time.    From Wordnik.com.  [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference

It is presently unclear how persistent alphavirus infections are maintained in the vector host, after (−) strand synthesis terminates in the infected cells.    From Wordnik.com.  [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference

Kim KH, Rumenapf T, Strauss EG, Strauss JH (2004) Regulation of Semliki Forest virus RNA replication: a model for the control of alphavirus pathogenesis in invertebrate hosts.    From Wordnik.com.  [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference

Thus, SYBR® Green may not represent an ideal chemistry for detecting and measuring levels of alphavirus (−) strand RNA in infected cells, particularly later in infection when (−) strand RNA is less abundant.    From Wordnik.com.  [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference

These assays will be useful in studies to determine how persistent alphavirus infections are maintained in the vector host, and in the detection and quantification of replicating virus from clinical specimens and potential reservoir hosts.    From Wordnik.com.  [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference

The proteins then assembled themselves into harmless balls that resembled particles of Sindbis virus - a relative of chikungunya and a fellow member of the alphavirus genus, which also includes a number of insect-borne viruses capable of causing dangerous encephalitis in humans.    From Wordnik.com.  [RedOrbit News - Technology] Reference

The proteins then assembled themselves into harmless balls that resembled particles of Sindhis virus - a relative of chikungunya and a fellow member of the alphavirus genus, which also includes a number of insect-borne viruses capable of causing dangerous encephalitis in humans.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Daily News - News] Reference

Encephalitis alphavirus vector.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference