Persistent Arthralgia Associated with Chikungunya Virus Outbreak, US Virgin Islands, December 2014–February 2016

Persistent Arthralgia Associated with Chikungunya Virus Outbreak, US Virgin Islands, December 2014–February 2016

After the 2014–2015 outbreak of chikungunya virus in the US Virgin Islands, we compared the prevalence of persistent arthralgia among case-patients and controls. Prevalence was higher in case-patients than controls 6 and 12 months after disease onset. Continued vaccine research to prevent acute illn...

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Main Authors: Leora R. Feldstein, Ali Rowhani-Rahbar, J. Erin Staples, Marcia R. Weaver, M. Elizabeth Halloran, Esther M. Ellis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
chikungunya virus
chikungunya fever
vector-borne infections
persistent arthralgia
alphavirus
outbreak
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/4/16-1562_article

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