Autor(es): Rodrigues F M, Patankar M R, Banerjee K, Bhatt P N, Goverdhan M K, Pavri K M,Vittal M

Resumo: An investigation of an extensive outbreak of febrile illness during the months of April, May, - June 1965, in the city of Nagpur, Maharashtra State, showed that the main etiological agent was chikungunya virus. Dengue type 4 - Ch-ipura viruses were also active during this period. In all, 26 strains of virus were isolated from 60 acute phase human sera, - of these strains, 23 were identified as chikungunya virus, 2 as Ch-ipura, - 1 as dengue type 4. Five strains of chikungunya virus - 9 strains of dengue type 4 virus were isolated from 34 pools of Aedes aegypti collected from the affected areas. Results of complement fixation tests with acute-convalescent paired serum samples - single convalescent sera confirmed that chikungunya virus was the main etiological agent. The significance of these findings is discussed.

Imprenta: Bulletin of the World Health Organization, v. 46, n. 2, p. 173-179, 1972

Descritores: Chikungunya virus - Arbovirus ; Chikungunya virus - Flaviviridae ; Chikungunya virus - Pathogenesis ; Chikungunya virus - Serology ; Chikungunya virus - Viral infections ; Chikungunya virus - Serology ; Chikungunya Virus - Virus ; Chikungunya virus - Chikungunya fever ; Chikungunya virus - Dengue ; Chikungunya virus - Epidemic

Data de publicação: 1972

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