High rates of o'nyong nyong and Chikungunya virus transmission in coastal Kenya.

• Main Authors: A Desiree LaBeaud (Author), Tamara Banda (Author), Julie Brichard (Author), Eric M Muchiri (Author), Peter L Mungai (Author), Francis M Mutuku (Author), Erin Borland (Author), Ginny Gildengorin (Author), Sarah Pfeil (Author), Crystal Y Teng (Author), Kristin Long (Author), Mark Heise (Author), Ann M Powers (Author), Uriel Kitron (Author), Charles H King (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) and o'nyong nyong virus (ONNV) are mosquito-borne alphaviruses endemic in East Africa that cause acute febrile illness and arthritis. The objectives of this study were to measure the seroprevalence of CHIKV and ONNV in coastal Kenya and link it to demographi...