Chikungunya Virus-associated Long-term Arthralgia: A 36-month Prospective Longitudinal Study

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Authors

Clémentine Schilte · Institut Pasteur

Frédérik Staikovsky · Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de La Réunion

Thérèse Couderc · Institut Pasteur

Yoann Madec · Institut Pasteur

Florence Carpentier · Biologie et Gestion des Risques en Agriculture

Somar Kassab · Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de La Réunion

Matthew L. Albert

Abstract

This study demonstrates that chronic arthralgia is a frequent complication of acute Chikungunya disease and suggests that it results from a local rather than systemic inflammation.

Topics & Keywords

Mosquito-borne diseases and control Viral Infections and Vectors Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases

Volume 7, Issue 3, pp. e2137-e2137

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002137

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