Chikungunya fever: a clinical and virological investigation of outpatients on Reunion Island, South-West Indian Ocean.

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is responsible for acute febrile polyarthralgia and, in a proportion of cases, severe complications including chronic arthritis. CHIKV has spread recently in East Africa, South-West Indian Ocean, South-Asia and autochthonous cases have been reported in Europe. Although almo...

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Main Authors: Simon-Djamel Thiberville, Veronique Boisson, Jean Gaudart, Fabrice Simon, Antoine Flahault, Xavier de Lamballerie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3547841?pdf=render