Prevalence of chronic chikungunya and associated risks factors in the French West Indies (La Martinique): A prospective cohort study.

Prevalence of chronic chikungunya and associated risks factors in the French West Indies (La Martinique): A prospective cohort study.

BACKGROUND:The chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a re-emerging alphavirus that can cause chronic and potentially incapacitating rheumatic musculoskeletal disorders known as chronic chikungunya arthritis (CCA). We conducted a prospective cohort study of CHIKV-infected subjects during the 2013 chikungunya...

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Main Authors: Antoine Bertolotti, Marême Thioune, Sylvie Abel, Gilda Belrose, Isabelle Calmont, Raymond Césaire, Minerva Cervantes, Laurence Fagour, Émilie Javelle, Catherine Lebris, Fatiha Najioullah, Sandrine Pierre-François, Benoît Rozé, Marie Vigan, Cédric Laouénan, André Cabié, Chronic Chikungunya working group of University Medical Center of Martinique
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-03-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007327

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007327

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