Reemergence of Chikungunya virus in Bo, Sierra Leone
Autor(es): Ansumana Rashid, Jacobsen Kathryn H, Leski Tomasz A, Covington Andrea L, Bangura Umaru, Hodges Mary H, Lin Baochuan, Bockarie Alfred S, Lamin Joseph M, Bockarie Moses J, Stenger David A
Resumo: We diagnosed 400 possible IgM-positive cases of chikungunya virus in Bo, Sierra Leone, during July 2012-January 2013 by using lateral flow immunoassays. Cases detected likely represent only a small fraction of total cases. Further laboratory testing is required to confirm this outbreak - characterize the virus.
Palavras-Chave: Africa; CHIKV; Sierra Leone; Chikungunya virus; Reemerging infectious disease; Viruses
Imprenta: Emerging Infectious Diseases, v. 19, n. 7, p. 1108-1110, 2013
Identificador do objeto digital: 10.3201/eid1907.121563
Descritores: Chikungunya virus - Pathogenesis ; Chikungunya virus - Proteins ; Chikungunya virus - Antibodies ; Chikungunya virus - Infectious diseases ; Chikungunya virus - Viral infections ; Chikungunya Virus - Virus ; Chikungunya virus - Epidemiology ; Chikungunya virus - Immunology ; Chikungunya virus - Public health
Data de publicação: 2013
