Reemergence of chikungunya virus in Bo, Sierra Leone.

Rashid Ansumana; Kathryn H Jacobsen; Tomasz A Leski; Andrea L Covington; Umaru Bangura; Mary H. Hodges; Baochuan Lin; Alfred S Bockarie; Joseph M Lamin; Moses Bockarie; David A Stenger

doi:10.3201/eid1907.121563

Reemergence of chikungunya virus in Bo, Sierra Leone.

Rashid Ansumana
, Kathryn H Jacobsen
, Tomasz A Leski
, Andrea L Covington
, Umaru Bangura
, Mary H. Hodges
, Baochuan Lin
, Alfred S Bockarie
, Joseph M Lamin
, Moses Bockarie
, David A Stenger

Tropical Disease Biology

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

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Abstract

We diagnosed 400 possible IgM-positive cases of chikungunya virus in Bo, Sierra Leone, during July 2012-January 2013 by using lateral flow immunoassays. Cases detected likely represent only a small fraction of total cases. Further laboratory testing is required to confirm this outbreak and characterize the virus.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1108-1110
Number of pages	3
Journal	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume	19
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1907.121563
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2013

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