Autor(es): Oehler Erwan, Fournier Emmanuel, Leparc-Goffart Isabelle, Larre Philippe, Cubizolle Stéphanie, Sookhareea Chantal, Lastère Stéphane, Ghawche Frédéric

Resumo: During the recent chikungunya fever outbreak in French Polynesia in October 2014 to March 2015, we observed an abnormally high number of patients with neurological deficit. Clinical presentation - complementary exams were suggestive of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) for nine patients. All nine had a recent dengue-like syndrome - tested positive for chikungunya virus (CHIKV) in serology or RT-PCR. GBS incidence was increased four- to nine-fold during this period, suggesting a link to CHIKV infection.

Palavras-Chave: French Polynesia; Chikungunya; Chikungunya virus; Clinic; Outbreaks; Vector-borne infections; Viral infections

Imprenta: Euro Surveillance, v. 20, n. 48, 2015

Identificador do objeto digital: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2015.20.48.30079

Descritores: Chikungunya virus - Serology ; Chikungunya virus - Viral infections ; Chikungunya virus - RT-PCR ; Chikungunya virus - Serology ; Chikungunya Virus - Virus ; Chikungunya virus - Chikungunya fever ; Chikungunya virus - Dengue

Data de publicação: 2015