Transmission of Chikungunya Virus in an Urban Slum, Brazil

Transmission of Chikungunya Virus in an Urban Slum, Brazil

After a chikungunya outbreak in Salvador, Brazil, we performed a cross-sectional, community-based study of 1,776 inhabitants to determine chikungunya virus (CHIKV) seroprevalence, identify factors associated with exposure, and estimate the symptomatic infection rate. From November 2016 through Febru...

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Main Authors: Rosângela O. Anjos, Vánio André Mugabe, Patrícia S.S. Moreira, Caroline X. Carvalho, Moyra M. Portilho, Ricardo Khouri, Gielson A. Sacramento, Nivison R.R. Nery, Mitermayer G. Reis, Uriel D. Kitron, Albert I. Ko, Federico Costa, Guilherme S. Ribeiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-07-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
chikungunya virus
epidemiology
cross-sectional study
seroprevalence
asymptomatic infection
viruses
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/7/19-0846_article

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