Atypical and severe manifestations of chikungunya virus infection in French Guiana: A hospital-based study.

Atypical and severe manifestations of chikungunya virus infection in French Guiana: A hospital-based study.

<h4>Background</h4>French Guiana (FG) was the first country in South America to declare chikungunya virus infection (CHIKV). The outbreak affected about 16,000 persons between February 2014 and October 2015, with several atypical cases, but only two fatal cases. We aimed to describe the...

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Main Authors: Timothee Bonifay, Christelle Prince, Clarisse Neyra, Magalie Demar, Dominique Rousset, Hatem Kallel, Mathieu Nacher, Félix Djossou, Loïc Epelboin, Char Chik Working group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0207406

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