Neurocognitive Outcome of Children Exposed to Perinatal Mother-to-Child Chikungunya Virus Infection: The CHIMERE Cohort Study on Reunion Island

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Authors

Patrick Gérardin · Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de La Réunion

Sylvain Sampériz · Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de La Réunion

Duksha Ramful · Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de La Réunion

B. Boumahni · Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de La Réunion

Marc Bintner · Écologie Marine Tropicale des Océans Pacifique et Indien

Jean‐Luc Alessandri · Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de La Réunion

Abstract

The neurocognitive outcome of children exposed to perinatal mother-to-child CHIKV infection is poor. Severe CHIKV neonatal encephalopathy is associated with an even poorer outcome.

Topics & Keywords

Mosquito-borne diseases and control Neonatal and fetal brain pathology Infectious Encephalopathies and Encephalitis

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases

Volume 8, Issue 7, pp. e2996-e2996

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002996

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