Persistent Arthralgia Associated with Chikungunya Virus Outbreak, US Virgin Islands, December 2014-February 2016.
After the 2014-2015 outbreak of chikungunya virus in the US Virgin Islands, we compared the prevalence of persistent arthralgia among case-patients and controls. Prevalence was higher in case-patients than controls 6 and 12 months after disease onset. Continued vaccine research to prevent acute illness and long-term sequelae is essential.
Leora R
LR
Feldstein
Ali
A
Rowhani-Rahbar
J Erin
JE
Staples
Marcia R
MR
Weaver
M Elizabeth
ME
Halloran
Esther M
EM
Ellis
D000328:Adult; D018771:Arthralgia / Q000209:etiology*; D065632:Chikungunya Fever / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002646:Chikungunya virus; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014767:United States Virgin Islands / Q000453:epidemiology
US Virgin Islands; alphavirus; chikungunya fever; chikungunya virus; comparative study; long-term sequelae; outbreak; persistent arthralgia; vector-borne infections; viruses