Persistent Arthralgia Associated with Chikungunya Virus: A Study of 88 Adult Patients on Reunion Island

Borgherini, Gianandréa; Poubeau, P.; Jossaume, Annie; Gouix, A.; Cotte, L; Michault, Alain; Arvin‐Berod, Claude; Paganin, Fabrice

doi:10.1086/590003

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Persistent Arthralgia Associated with Chikungunya Virus: A Study of 88 Adult Patients on Reunion Island

Published in Clinical Infectious Diseases • Jul 8, 2008

Authors:

Gianandréa Borgherini

P. Poubeau

Annie Jossaume

Abstract

BACKGROUND: An outbreak of chikungunya virus infection occurred on Reunion Island during the period 2005-2006. Persistent arthralgia after chikungunya virus infection has been reported, but few studies have treated this aspect of the disease. METHODS: Adult patients with laboratory-confirmed acute c...

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Chikungunya

Medicine

Virus

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