Epidemiologic and clinical investigations during a chikungunya outbreak in Rio Grande do Norte State, Brazil.

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Epidemiologic and clinical investigations during a chikungunya outbreak in Rio Grande do Norte State, Brazil.

PloS one - 1 Jan 2020

Monteiro Joelma D, Valverde Joanna Gardel, Morais Ingryd Camara, Souza Cassio Ricardo de Medeiros, Fagundes Neto João Ciro, Melo Marília Farias de, Nascimento Yasmin Mesquita, Alves Brenda Elen Bizerra, Medeiros Leandro Gurgel de, Pereira Hannaly W Bezerra, Paiva Anne Aline Pereira de, Teixeira Diego G, Moura Márcia Cristina Bernardo de Melo, Tavares Alessandre de Medeiros, Fernandes José Veríssimo, Jeronimo Selma M B, Araújo Josélio M G

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The first autochthonous case of chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection in Brazil was in September 2014 in the State of Amapá, and from there it rapidly spread across the country. The present study was conducted in 2016 in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, and the aims were to describe the epidemiological and the clinical aspects of the CHIKV outbreak. Biological samples from 284 chikungunya suspected cases were...

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