Leprosy on Reunion Island, 2005-2013: Situation and Perspectives.

Background: Reunion Island is a French overseas territory located in the south-western of Indian Ocean, 700 km east of Madagascar. Leprosy first arrived on Reunion Island in the early 1700s with the African slaves and immigration from Madagascar. The disease was endemic until 1980 but improvement of health care and life conditions of inhabitants in the island have allowed a strong decrease in new cases of leprosy.

Factors associated with persistence of arthralgia among Chikungunya virus-infected travellers: report of 42 French cases.

Background: In 2005-2006, a major epidemic of CHIKV infection occurred in the Islands of the south-western Indian Ocean, and longstanding manifestations seemed to be more frequent than described before.

Objectives: To describe the frequency and related factors of late clinical manifestations of CHIKV infection among imported cases living in Aquitaine area, France.

Study Design: All patients recruited through the travel clinic and tropical medicine unit of the University Hospital Centre of Bordeaux with possible CHIKV infection were prospectively recorded, and confirmed cases of CHIKV infection were interviewed 2 years after infection.