Mosquitoborne Sindbis Virus Infection and Long-Term Illness

An unexpected human outbreak of the mosquitoborne Sindbis virus occurred in a previously nonendemic area of Sweden. At follow-up, 6–8 months after infection, 39% of patients had chronic arthralgia that affected their daily activities. Vectorborne infections may disseminate rapidly into new areas and...

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Autores principales: Gylfe, Åsa, Ribers, Åsa, Forsman, Oscar, Bucht, Göran, Alenius, Gerd-Marie, Wållberg-Jonsson, Solveig, Ahlm, Clas, Evander, Magnus
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018
Materias:
Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6004841/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29781426
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2406.170892
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Sumario:An unexpected human outbreak of the mosquitoborne Sindbis virus occurred in a previously nonendemic area of Sweden. At follow-up, 6–8 months after infection, 39% of patients had chronic arthralgia that affected their daily activities. Vectorborne infections may disseminate rapidly into new areas and cause acute and chronic disease.

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