title: Reemergence of chikungunya virus in Bo, Sierra Leone.
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.
authors.affiliation: Njala University, Bo, Sierra Leone.
authors.forename: Rashid
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ansumana
authors.forename: Kathryn H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Jacobsen
authors.forename: Tomasz A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Leski
authors.forename: Andrea L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Covington
authors.forename: Umaru
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Bangura
authors.forename: Mary H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Hodges
authors.forename: Baochuan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Alfred S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Bockarie
authors.forename: Joseph M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lamin
authors.forename: Moses J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Bockarie
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Stenger
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D018354:Alphavirus Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D002646:Chikungunya virus / Q000276:immunology*; D002648:Child; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015166:Monitoring, Immunologic; D012807:Sierra Leone / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D007075:Immunoglobulin M
keywords: Africa; CHIKV; Sierra Leone; chikungunya virus; reemerging infectious disease; viruses