O'nyong-nyong fever in south-central Uganda, 1996-1997: description of the epidemic and results of a household-based seroprevalence survey.

O'nyong-nyong (ONN) fever, an acute, nonfatal illness characterized by polyarthralgia, is caused by infection with a mosquito-borne central African alphavirus. During 1996-1997, south-central Uganda experienced the second ONN fever epidemic ever recognized. During January and early February 199...

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Main Authors: Sanders, E, Rwaguma, E, Kawamata, J, Kiwanuka, N, Lutwama, J, Ssengooba, F, Lamunu, M, Najjemba, R, Were, W, Bagambisa, G, Campbell, G
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1999