Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-transmitted alphavirus that causes fever and joint pain in humans, potentially leading to chronic debilitating arthritis. There are currently no clinically available therapies that effectively prevent or treat CHIKV infection. Two new studies now demonstrate that the FDA-approved agents abatacept

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传染病：靶向T细胞治疗基孔肯雅病毒感染

基孔肯雅热病毒（CHIKV）是一种蚊子传播的甲病毒，可引起人类发烧和关节痛，并可能导致慢性衰弱性关节炎。目前尚无有效预防或治疗CHIKV感染的临床可用疗法。现在有两项新研究表明，FDA批准的药物abatacept