Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL

Amount

$215,469.00

Award Date

9/18/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

Togavirus Tropism for Bones, Joints and CNS Alphaviruses such as Ross River virus (RRV) and chikungunya virus cause severe arthritis and mysositis in infected humans and represent a significant emerging infectious disease threat. An growing body of evi