Persistent Arthralgia Associated with Chikungunya Virus: A Study of 88 Adult Patients on Reunion Island

2008408 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Gianandréa Borgherini · Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de La Réunion

P. Poubeau · Centre d'Immunologie et des Maladies Infectieuses

Annie Jossaume · Centre d'Immunologie et des Maladies Infectieuses

A. Gouix · Centre d'Immunologie et des Maladies Infectieuses

L Cotte · Inserm

Alain Michault · Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de La Réunion

C. Arvin-Berod

Abstract

Persistent and disabling arthralgia was a frequent concern in this cohort of patients who had experienced severe chikungunya virus infection approximately 18 months earlier. Further studies are needed to evaluate the prevalence of persistent arthralgia in the general population to determine the real burden of the disease.

Topics & Keywords

Mosquito-borne diseases and control Malaria Research and Control Viral Infections and Vectors

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volume 47, Issue 4, pp. 469-475

DOI: 10.1086/590003

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