title: Chikungunya or not, differential diagnosis and the importance of laboratory confirmation for clinical and epidemiological research: comment on the article by Rosario et al.
authors.affiliation: Research Group and Incubator Public Health and Infection, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Tecnologica de Pereira, Pereira, 660001, Risaralda, Colombia.
authors.forename: Jaime Andrés
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Cardona-Ospina
authors.affiliation: Research Group and Incubator Public Health and Infection, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Tecnologica de Pereira, Pereira, 660001, Risaralda, Colombia.
authors.forename: Felipe
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vera-Polania
authors.affiliation: Research Group and Incubator Public Health and Infection, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Tecnologica de Pereira, Pereira, 660001, Risaralda, Colombia. arodriguezm@utp.edu.co.
authors.forename: Alfonso J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Rodriguez-Morales
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D001691:Biological Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D065632:Chikungunya Fever / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male