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Chikungunya in Colombia: a description of an epidemic within the framework of a COPCORD study

2018-08-15

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During 2014 and 2015 the chikungunya virus reached Colombia unleashing an epidemic that spread throughout the whole territory. Concurrently, the Colombian Rheumatology Association was conducting a Community Oriented Program for Control of Rheumatic Diseases (COPCORD) to establish rheumatic disease prevalence in the country. Chikungunya infected patients were identified within the COPCORD population. The aim of thi...

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DOI: 10.1101/389981

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