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1. Seroprevalence of Chikungunya Virus after Its Emergence in Brazil

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Juarez P. Dias, Maria da Conceição N. Costa, Gubio Soares Campos, Enny S. Paixão, Marcio S. Natividade, Florisneide R. Barreto, Martha Suely C. Itaparica, Cristina Goes, Francisca L.S. Oliveira, Eloisa B. Santana, Neusa S.J. Silva, Carlos A.A. Brito, Laura C. Rodrigues, Silvia Inez Sardi, Ramon C. Saavedra, and Maria Glória Teixeira

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chikungunya virus, CHIKV, survey, seroprevalence, incidence, attack rate, Medicine, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216
Abstract

Chikungunya has had a substantial impact on public health because of the magnitude of its epidemics and its highly debilitating symptoms. We estimated the seroprevalence, proportion of symptomatic cases, and proportion of chronic form of disease after introduction of chikungunya virus (CHIKV) in 2 cities in Brazil. We conducted the population-based study through household interviews and serologic surveys during October–December 2015. In Feira de Santana, we conducted a serologic survey of 385 persons; 57.1% were CHIKV-positive. Among them, 32.7% reported symptoms, and 68.1% contracted chronic chikungunya disease. A similar survey in Riachão do Jacuípe included 446 persons; 45.7% were CHIKV-positive, 41.2% reported symptoms, and 75.0% contracted the chronic form. Our data confirm intense CHIKV transmission during the continuing epidemic. Chronic pain developed in a high proportion of patients. We recommend training health professionals in management of chronic pain, which will improve the quality of life of chikungunya-affected persons.

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2018
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2. Seroprevalence of Chikungunya Virus after Its Emergence in Brazil

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Florisneide Rodrigues Barreto, Juarez Pereira Dias, Eloisa Bahia Santana, Ramon da Costa Saavedra, Neusa S J Silva, Cristina Borges Goes, Carlos Alexandre Antunes de Brito, Silvia Inez Sardi, Martha Itaparica, Enny S. Paixão, Laura C. Rodrigues, Maria Glória Teixeira, Gubio Soares Campos, Marcio Natividade, Francisca L. S Oliveira, and Maria da Conceição Nascimento Costa

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Male, Letter, Epidemiology, Cross-sectional study, Attack rate, vector-borne infections, CHIKV, lcsh:Medicine, medicine.disease_cause, Communicable Diseases, Emerging, 0302 clinical medicine, Seroepidemiologic Studies, alphavirus, 030212 general & internal medicine, Chikungunya, Child, attack rate, geographic information systems, education.field_of_study, biology, seroprevalence, Transmission (medicine), Incidence (epidemiology), Chronic pain, virus diseases, Middle Aged, Infectious Diseases, Geography, population-based study, Child, Preschool, Population Surveillance, Synopsis, Female, Brazil, Adult, Microbiology (medical), medicine.medical_specialty, Adolescent, Seroprevalence of Chikungunya Virus after Its Emergence in Brazil, serosurvey, Population, prevalence, 030231 tropical medicine, mosquito, Alphavirus, parasites, Virus, lcsh:Infectious and parasitic diseases, Young Adult, 03 medical and health sciences, Environmental health, parasitic diseases, medicine, Humans, Seroprevalence, cross-sectional study, viruses, survey, lcsh:RC109-216, education, Letters to the Editor, Aged, asymptomatic infection, chikungunya virus, business.industry, Public health, lcsh:R, Infant, chronic arthralgia, medicine.disease, biology.organism_classification, Population based study, Cross-Sectional Studies, incidence, Chikungunya Fever, business
Abstract

Chikungunya has had a substantial impact on public health because of the magnitude of its epidemics and its highly debilitating symptoms. We estimated the seroprevalence, proportion of symptomatic cases, and proportion of chronic form of disease after introduction of chikungunya virus (CHIKV) in 2 cities in Brazil. We conducted the population-based study through household interviews and serologic surveys during October-December 2015. In Feira de Santana, we conducted a serologic survey of 385 persons; 57.1% were CHIKV-positive. Among them, 32.7% reported symptoms, and 68.1% contracted chronic chikungunya disease. A similar survey in Riachao do Jacuipe included 446 persons; 45.7% were CHIKV-positive, 41.2% reported symptoms, and 75.0% contracted the chronic form. Our data confirm intense CHIKV transmission during the continuing epidemic. Chronic pain developed in a high proportion of patients. We recommend training health professionals in management of chronic pain, which will improve the quality of life of chikungunya-affected persons.

Published
2018

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