A serological study of Chikungunya virus transmission in Yogyakarta, Indonesia: evidence for the first outbreak since 1982.
A study of epidemic transmission of Chikungunya virus (CHIK) was initiated in April 1999 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Three hundred seventeen volunteers from three kelurahans (sub-districts) were recruited. Anti-CHIK IgG antibodies were detected in 68% to 74% of cases and 28% to 32% of controls. In the kelurahan with no reported CHIK illness, 29% of cases and 28% of controls had anti-CHIK IgG antibodies. None of these cases demonstrated anti-CHIK IgM antibodies. In the two kelurahans with disease activity, anti-CHIK IgM antibodies were detected in 3% to 36% of cases, with the highest percentage from the kelurahan with recently reported cases. Ten percent of controls from Gowok had anti-CHIK IgM detected in their serum. Twelve acutely ill volunteers were later included from the kelurahan Pilahan for virus identification. Samples from two volunteers were culture- and RT-PCR-positive for CHIK. This is the first documentation of epidemic transmission of CHIK in Indonesia since 1982.
Porter
Kevin R
KR
Viral Diseases Program, US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 2, Jakarta, Indonesia. porterk@nmrc.navy.mil
Tan
Ratna
R
Istary
Yunry
Y
Suharyono
Wuryadi
W
Sutaryo
Widjaja
Susana
S
Ma'Roef
Chairin
C
Listiyaningsih
Erlin
E
Kosasih
Herman
H
Hueston
Linda
L
McArdle
James
J
Juffrie
Mohammad
M
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D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M