Autor(es)Gould L Hannah, Osman Magdi S, Farnon Eileen C, Griffith Kevin S, Godsey Marvin S, Karch Said, Mulenda Basimike, El Kholy Amgad, Grandesso Francesco, de Radiguès Xavier, Brair Maria-Emanuela, Bri- Sylvie, El Tayeb El Sadig Mahgoub, Hayes Edward B, Zeller Herve, Perea William

ResumoFrom September through December 2005, an outbreak of hemorrhagic fever occurred in South Kordofan, Sudan. Initial laboratory test results identified IgM antibodies against yellow fever (YF) virus in patient samples, - a YF outbreak was declared on 14 November. To control the outbreak, a YF mass vaccination campaign was conducted - vector control implemented in parts of South Kordofan. Surveillance data were obtained from the Sudan Federal Ministry of Health. Clinical information - serum samples were obtained from a subset of patients with illness during the outbreak. Nomads, health personnel - village chiefs were interviewed about the outbreak. Mosquitoes were collected in 11 villages - towns in North - South Kordofan. From 10 September to 9 December 2005 a total of 605 cases of outbreak-related illness were reported, of which 45% were in nomads. Twenty-nine percent of 177 patients seen at clinics in Julud - Abu Jubaiyah had illness consistent with YF. Five of 18 unvaccinated persons with recent illness - 4 of 16 unvaccinated asymptomatic persons had IgM antibodies to YF virus. IgM antibodies to chikungunya virus were detected in five (27%) ill persons - three (19%) asymptomatic persons. These results indicate that both chikungunya - YF occurred during the outbreak.

Palavras-ChaveViral hemorrhagic fever; Yellow fever; Flavivirus; Chikungunya virus; Disease outbreak; Sudan

ImprentaTransactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, v. 102, n. 12, p. 1247-1254

DescritoresChikungunya virus - Flaviviridae ; Chikungunya virus - Pathogenesis ; Chikungunya virus - Proteins ; Chikungunya virus - Antibodies ; Chikungunya virus - Infectious diseases ; Chikungunya virus - Viral infections ; Chikungunya Virus - Virus ; Chikungunya virus - Transmission ; Chikungunya virus - Chikungunya fever ; Chikungunya virus - Dengue ; Chikungunya virus - Epidemiology ; Chikungunya virus - Immunology ; Chikungunya virus - Public health

Data de Publicação:2008