Factors associated with persistence of arthralgia among chikungunya virus-infected travellers: Report of 42 French cases

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 85-88

  Larrieu, Sophie ^a   Pouderoux, Nicolas ^b   Pistone, Thierry ^b   Filleul, Laurent ^a   Receveur, Marie Catherine ^b   Sissoko, Daouda ^c   Ezzedine, Khaled ^b   Malvy, Denis ^b  

^a Cellule Interrégionale d'Épidémiologie Vétérinaire Aquitaine   (France)

^b BORDEAUX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c Cellule Interrégionale d'Épidémiologie de la Réunion et Mayotte ^*  (Reunion)

Author keywords

Arthralgia; Chikungunya; Chronic; Cryoglobulins; Travellers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CHIKUNGUNYA ALPHAVIRUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAVEL; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALPHAVIRUS INFECTIONS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTHRALGIA; CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS; CRYOGLOBULINS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TRAVEL;

EID: 72149085183     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2009.11.014     Document Type: Article

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