Post-epidemic Chikungunya disease on Reunion Island: course of rheumatic manifestations and associated factors over a 15-month period.

• Main Authors: Daouda Sissoko (Author), Denis Malvy (Author), Khaled Ezzedine (Author), Philippe Renault (Author), Frederic Moscetti (Author), Martine Ledrans (Author), Vincent Pierre (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Although the acute manifestations of Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) illness are well-documented, few data exist about the long-term rheumatic outcomes of CHIKV-infected patients. We undertook between June and September 2006 a retrospective cohort study aimed at assessing the course of late rheumatic mani...