First report of chikungunya from the Maldives
Autor(es): Yoosuf Abdul Azeez, Shiham Ibrahim, Mohamed Ahmed Jamsheed, Ali Geela, Luna J M, Pandav R, Gongal G N, Nisaluk Ananda, Jarman Richard G, Gibbons Robert V
Resumo: An outbreak, characterised by fever, arthralgia - myalgia, in Malé - other isl-s of the Maldives began in December 2006. The illness was suspected as being due to chikungunya virus based on clinical symptoms - the prevailing chikungunya epidemic in the Indian Ocean region. The Department of Public Health initiated an investigation - collected blood samples from 67 patients; 21% were IgM-positive for chikungunya - 96% were PCR-positive. Six percent were positive for dengue by enzyme immunosorbent assay - 4% had evidence of dual infection. This is the first time that chikungunya fever has been confirmed in the Maldives. A total of 11,879 suspected - confirmed cases affecting 61% of inhabited isl-s (attack rate ranging from 0% to 72% on individual isl-s) were reported by the end of the epidemic in April 2007.
Palavras-Chave: Chikungunya virus; Dengue; Arboviruses; Aedes; Epidemics; Indian Ocean Islands
Imprenta: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, v. 103, n. 2, p. 192-196, 2009
Identificador do objeto digital: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2008.09.006
Descritores: Chikungunya virus - Pathogenesis ; Chikungunya virus - Proteins ; Chikungunya virus - Antibodies ; Chikungunya virus - Viral infections ; Chikungunya Virus - Virus ; Chikungunya virus - Chikungunya fever ; Chikungunya virus - Dengue ; Chikungunya virus - Epidemic ; Chikungunya virus - Epidemiology ; Chikungunya virus - Immunology ; Chikungunya virus - Public health
Data de publicação: 2009
