Clinical and Epidemiologic Patterns of Chikungunya Virus Infection and Coincident Arboviral Disease in a School Cohort in Haiti, 2014-2015

© The Author(s) 2018. Published by Oxford University Press for the Infectious Diseases Society of America..

BACKGROUND: Beginning in December 2013, an epidemic of chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection spread across the Caribbean and into virtually all countries in the Western hemisphere, with >2.4 million cases reported through the end of 2017.

METHODS: We monitored a cohort of school children in rural Haiti from May 2014, through February 2015, for occurrence of acute undifferentiated febrile illness, with clinical and laboratory data available for 252 illness episodes.

RESULTS: Our findings document passage of the major CHIKV epidemic between May and July 2014, with 82 laboratory-confirmed cases. Subsequent peaks of febrile illness were found to incorporate smaller outbreaks of dengue virus serotypes 1 and 4 and Zika virus, with identification of additional infections with Mayaro virus, enterovirus D68, and coronavirus NL63. CHIKV and dengue virus serotype 1 infections were more common in older children, with a complaint of arthralgia serving as a significant predictor for infection with CHIKV (odds ratio, 16.2; 95% confidence interval, 8.0-34.4; positive predictive value, 66%; negative predictive value, 80%).

CONCLUSIONS: Viral/arboviral infections were characterized by a pattern of recurrent outbreaks and case clusters, with the CHIKV epidemic representing just one of several arboviral agents moving through the population. Although clinical presentations of these agents are similar, arthralgias are highly suggestive of CHIKV infection.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:68

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Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 68(2019), 6 vom: 05. März, Seite 919-926

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ball, Jacob D [VerfasserIn]
Elbadry, Maha A [VerfasserIn]
Telisma, Taina [VerfasserIn]
White, Sarah K [VerfasserIn]
Chavannes, Sonese [VerfasserIn]
Anilis, Marie Gina [VerfasserIn]
Prosperi, Mattia [VerfasserIn]
Cummings, Derek A T [VerfasserIn]
Lednicky, John A [VerfasserIn]
Morris, J Glenn [VerfasserIn]
Beau de Rochars, Madsen [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Arbovirus
Chikungunya virus
Haiti
Historical Article
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

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Date Completed 01.05.2020

Date Revised 28.03.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/cid/ciy582

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM288217497