ArticleEmerging infectious diseases2013
Reemergence of chikungunya virus in Bo, Sierra Leone.
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- Chikungunya fever in Africa: a systematic review.Pathogens and global health · 2020Pooled it
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- Cryptic circulation of chikungunya virus in São Jose do Rio Preto, Brazil, 2015-2019.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2024Article
- The Threat of Vector-Borne Diseases in Sierra Leone.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2023Review
- Epidemiology and Laboratory Diagnostics of Dengue, Yellow Fever, Zika, and Chikungunya Virus Infections in Africa.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- A Multidisciplinary Investigation of the First Chikungunya Virus Outbreak in Matadi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.Viruses · 2021Article
- Chikungunya and O'nyong-nyong Viruses in Uganda: Implications for Diagnostics.Open forum infectious diseases · 2019Article
- Surveillance of Vector-Borne Infections (Chikungunya, Dengue, and Malaria) in Bo, Sierra Leone, 2012-2013.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2017Article
- Severe Chikungunya infection in Northern Mozambique: a case report.BMC research notes · 2017Article
- Analytical Validation of the ReEBOV Antigen Rapid Test for Point-of-Care Diagnosis of Ebola Virus Infection.The Journal of infectious diseases · 2016Article
- Serosurveillance of viral pathogens circulating in West Africa.Virology journal · 2016Article
- High seroprevalence of chikungunya virus antibodies among pregnant women living in an urban area in Benin, West Africa.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2015Article
- Loss of TLR3 aggravates CHIKV replication and pathology due to an altered virus-specific neutralizing antibody response.EMBO molecular medicine · 2015Article
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Abstract
We diagnosed 400 possible IgM-positive cases of chikungunya virus in Bo, Sierra Leone, during July 2012-January 2013 by using lateral flow immunoassays. Cases detected likely represent only a small fraction of total cases. Further laboratory testing is required to confirm this outbreak and characterize the virus.
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