The risk and risk factors of chikungunya virus infection and rheumatological sequelae in a cohort of U.S. Military Health System beneficiaries: Implications for the vaccine era.

• Main Authors: Simon Pollett (Author), Hsing-Chuan Hsieh (Author), Dan Lu (Author), Melissa Grance (Author), Stephanie Richard (Author), Gosia Nowak (Author), Charlotte Lanteri (Author), David Tribble (Author), Timothy Burgess (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Understanding the risk of chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection and rheumatic sequelae across populations, including travelers and the military, is critical. We leveraged healthcare delivery data of over 9 million U.S. Military Health System (MHS) beneficiaries to identi...