Autor(es)Filipe A F, Pinto M R

ResumoAn outbreak of dengue-like disease was observed in Lu-a, Angola, at the end of 1970 - beginning of 1971. Chikungunya virus was isolated from the blood of a patient with typical symptoms of dengue - from a pool of Aedes aegypti mosquitos. A survey for antibodies to arboviruses in the sera of persons living in Lu-a showed that the Chikungunya virus was indeed responsible for the outbreak. The fact that this outbreak immediately preceded - continued concurrently with a yellow fever epidemic in Lu-a shows that two arboviruses from different antigenic groups may circulate simultaneously in the same ecological area.

ImprentaBulletin of the World Health Organization, v. 49, n. 1, p. 37-40, 1973

DescritoresChikungunya virus - Arbovirus ; Chikungunya virus - Pathogenesis ; Chikungunya virus - Proteins ; Chikungunya virus - Antibodies ; Chikungunya virus - Serology ; Chikungunya virus - Viral infections ; Chikungunya virus - Serological diagnosis ; Chikungunya virus - Serology ; Chikungunya Virus - Virus ; Chikungunya virus - Chikungunya fever ; Chikungunya virus - Dengue ; Chikungunya virus - Epidemic ; Chikungunya virus - Immunology

Data de Publicação:1973