Autor(es): Dutta P, Khan S A, Khan A M, Borah J, Chowdhury P, Mahanta J

Resumo: During June-September 2008, an illness characterized by fever, headache - joint pain was reported in Assam state, northeast India. It presented characteristic features resembling chikungunya or dengue virus infection based on clinical symptoms. Dengue - chikungunya IgM antibody was detected in 10.0% (28/280) - 3.6% (10/280) patients respectively. The chikungunya positive patients did not travel to - from any endemic region confirming indigenous transmission. Persistent arthralgia - hearing loss has been observed in a recovered patient. Entomological surveys revealed the presence of vectors viz. Aedes aegypti - Aedes albopictus. This is the maiden report of chikungunya occurrence in Northeast India.

Palavras-Chave: Chikungunya; Dengue; Northeast India; Aedes; IgM antibody

Imprenta: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, v. 105, n. 6, p. 355-357, 2011

Identificador do objeto digital: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2011.02.004

Descritores: Chikungunya virus - Pathogenesis ; Chikungunya virus - Viral infections ; Chikungunya Virus - Virus ; Chikungunya virus - Transmission ; Chikungunya virus - Chikungunya fever ; Chikungunya virus - Dengue ; Chikungunya virus - Epidemiology ; Chikungunya virus - Public health

Data de publicação: 2011

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