Epidemiology, Clinical Manifestations, and Long-Term Outcomes of a Major Outbreak of Chikungunya in a Hamlet in Sri Lanka, in 2007: A Longitudinal Cohort Study

Chikungunya outbreaks occurred in the central province, Sri Lanka in 2006. This community-based study reports the epidemiology and the natural history of the infection from an affected village. Of the 199 families and 1001 individuals in the village, 159 (80%) and 513 (51%) were affected, respective...

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Main Authors: Senanayake A. M. Kularatne, Sajitha C. Weerasinghe, Champika Gihan, Sujantha Wickramasinghe, Samath Dharmarathne, Asanka Abeyrathna, Thilak Jayalath
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Tropical Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/639178