O'nyong-nyong fever in south-central Uganda, 1996-1997: clinical features and validation of a clinical case definition for surveillance purposes.

O'nyong-nyong (ONN) fever, caused by infection with a mosquito-borne central African alphavirus, is an acute, nonfatal illness characterized by polyarthralgia. During 1996-1997, south-central Uganda experienced the second ONN fever epidemic ever recognized. Among 391 persons interviewed and sam...

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Main Authors: Kiwanuka, N, Sanders, E, Rwaguma, E, Kawamata, J, Ssengooba, F, Najjemba, R, Were, W, Lamunu, M, Bagambisa, G, Burkot, T, Dunster, L, Lutwama, J, Martin, D, Cropp, C, Karabatsos, N, Lanciotti, R, Tsai, T, Campbell, G
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1999