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Prevalence and risk factors of post chikungunya rheumatic musculoskeletal disorders: a prospective follow-up study in French Guiana.
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis
November 2018
Tropical and Infectious Disease Department Centre hospitalier de Cayenne, Av des flamboyants, 97306, Cayenne, French Guiana, France.
Article Synopsis
- The study estimates that 38 to 63% of the general population has been exposed to chikungunya virus (CHIKV) after epidemics, with significant long-term effects despite low fatality rates.
- Conducted at Cayenne General Hospital in French Guiana, the study tracked chronic musculoskeletal pain in patients with confirmed CHIKV infections over 3 and 6 months, finding that 40.2% and 31.3% experienced such pain, respectively.
- The findings suggest that while chronic pain following CHIKV infection is prevalent, it appears to be less severe in the Amazonian region compared to affected population in the Indian Ocean islands, where the overall demographic is older.