Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH THE

Amount

$429,298.00

Award Date

2/03/2010

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

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), an Alphavirus in the family Togaviridae, causes sporadic, but explosive epidemics of mosquito-borne disease in humans. The symptoms are almost indistinguishable from dengue fever, with acute febrile illness and associated crippl

Recipients Connected to Award

Recipient	Role	Amount
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH THE	Primary recipient	$295,423.00
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH AT GALVESTON	Sub-recipient	$133,875.00