ArticleThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2015
High seroprevalence of chikungunya virus antibodies among pregnant women living in an urban area in Benin, West Africa.
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- Silent circulation of Chikungunya virus among pregnant women and newborns in the Western Brazilian Amazon before the first outbreak of chikungunya fever.Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo · 2022Article
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Anastasia BacciUnit of Clinical Microbiology, Regional Reference Centre for Microbiological Emergencies (CRREM), St. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy; Centre d'étude et de Recherche sur le Paludisme Associé à la Grossesse et à l'Enfance (CERPAGE), Faculté des Sciences de la Santé, Université d'Abomey-Calavi, Benin; Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Unitès mixtes de Recherche (UMR) 216, Mère et Enfant Face aux Infections Tropicales, France; Pres Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris Descartes, Faculté de Pharmacie, Paris, France; Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Unit of Microbiology, Area Vasta Romagna (AVR), Pievesestina, Cesena, Italy.
Serena MarchiUnit of Clinical Microbiology, Regional Reference Centre for Microbiological Emergencies (CRREM), St. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy; Centre d'étude et de Recherche sur le Paludisme Associé à la Grossesse et à l'Enfance (CERPAGE), Faculté des Sciences de la Santé, Université d'Abomey-Calavi, Benin; Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Unitès mixtes de Recherche (UMR) 216, Mère et Enfant Face aux Infections Tropicales, France; Pres Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris Descartes, Faculté de Pharmacie, Paris, France; Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Unit of Microbiology, Area Vasta Romagna (AVR), Pievesestina, Cesena, Italy.
Nadine FievetUnit of Clinical Microbiology, Regional Reference Centre for Microbiological Emergencies (CRREM), St. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy; Centre d'étude et de Recherche sur le Paludisme Associé à la Grossesse et à l'Enfance (CERPAGE), Faculté des Sciences de la Santé, Université d'Abomey-Calavi, Benin; Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Unitès mixtes de Recherche (UMR) 216, Mère et Enfant Face aux Infections Tropicales, France; Pres Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris Descartes, Faculté de Pharmacie, Paris, France; Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Unit of Microbiology, Area Vasta Romagna (AVR), Pievesestina, Cesena, Italy.
Achille MassougbodjiUnit of Clinical Microbiology, Regional Reference Centre for Microbiological Emergencies (CRREM), St. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy; Centre d'étude et de Recherche sur le Paludisme Associé à la Grossesse et à l'Enfance (CERPAGE), Faculté des Sciences de la Santé, Université d'Abomey-Calavi, Benin; Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Unitès mixtes de Recherche (UMR) 216, Mère et Enfant Face aux Infections Tropicales, France; Pres Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris Descartes, Faculté de Pharmacie, Paris, France; Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Unit of Microbiology, Area Vasta Romagna (AVR), Pievesestina, Cesena, Italy.
Renè Xavier PerrinUnit of Clinical Microbiology, Regional Reference Centre for Microbiological Emergencies (CRREM), St. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy; Centre d'étude et de Recherche sur le Paludisme Associé à la Grossesse et à l'Enfance (CERPAGE), Faculté des Sciences de la Santé, Université d'Abomey-Calavi, Benin; Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Unitès mixtes de Recherche (UMR) 216, Mère et Enfant Face aux Infections Tropicales, France; Pres Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris Descartes, Faculté de Pharmacie, Paris, France; Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Unit of Microbiology, Area Vasta Romagna (AVR), Pievesestina, Cesena, Italy.
Jean-Philippe ChippauxUnit of Clinical Microbiology, Regional Reference Centre for Microbiological Emergencies (CRREM), St. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy; Centre d'étude et de Recherche sur le Paludisme Associé à la Grossesse et à l'Enfance (CERPAGE), Faculté des Sciences de la Santé, Université d'Abomey-Calavi, Benin; Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Unitès mixtes de Recherche (UMR) 216, Mère et Enfant Face aux Infections Tropicales, France; Pres Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris Descartes, Faculté de Pharmacie, Paris, France; Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Unit of Microbiology, Area Vasta Romagna (AVR), Pievesestina, Cesena, Italy.
Vittorio SambriUnit of Clinical Microbiology, Regional Reference Centre for Microbiological Emergencies (CRREM), St. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy; Centre d'étude et de Recherche sur le Paludisme Associé à la Grossesse et à l'Enfance (CERPAGE), Faculté des Sciences de la Santé, Université d'Abomey-Calavi, Benin; Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Unitès mixtes de Recherche (UMR) 216, Mère et Enfant Face aux Infections Tropicales, France; Pres Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris Descartes, Faculté de Pharmacie, Paris, France; Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Unit of Microbiology, Area Vasta Romagna (AVR), Pievesestina, Cesena, Italy.
Maria Paola LandiniUnit of Clinical Microbiology, Regional Reference Centre for Microbiological Emergencies (CRREM), St. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy; Centre d'étude et de Recherche sur le Paludisme Associé à la Grossesse et à l'Enfance (CERPAGE), Faculté des Sciences de la Santé, Université d'Abomey-Calavi, Benin; Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Unitès mixtes de Recherche (UMR) 216, Mère et Enfant Face aux Infections Tropicales, France; Pres Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris Descartes, Faculté de Pharmacie, Paris, France; Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Unit of Microbiology, Area Vasta Romagna (AVR), Pievesestina, Cesena, Italy.
Stefania VaraniUnit of Clinical Microbiology, Regional Reference Centre for Microbiological Emergencies (CRREM), St. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy; Centre d'étude et de Recherche sur le Paludisme Associé à la Grossesse et à l'Enfance (CERPAGE), Faculté des Sciences de la Santé, Université d'Abomey-Calavi, Benin; Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Unitès mixtes de Recherche (UMR) 216, Mère et Enfant Face aux Infections Tropicales, France; Pres Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris Descartes, Faculté de Pharmacie, Paris, France; Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Unit of Microbiology, Area Vasta Romagna (AVR), Pievesestina, Cesena, Italy.
Giada RossiniUnit of Clinical Microbiology, Regional Reference Centre for Microbiological Emergencies (CRREM), St. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy; Centre d'étude et de Recherche sur le Paludisme Associé à la Grossesse et à l'Enfance (CERPAGE), Faculté des Sciences de la Santé, Université d'Abomey-Calavi, Benin; Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Unitès mixtes de Recherche (UMR) 216, Mère et Enfant Face aux Infections Tropicales, France; Pres Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris Descartes, Faculté de Pharmacie, Paris, France; Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Unit of Microbiology, Area Vasta Romagna (AVR), Pievesestina, Cesena, Italy giada.rossini@unibo.it.
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the seroprevalence of antichikungunya virus (anti-CHIKV) antibodies in pregnant women living in an urban area of Benin (West Africa). Results were obtained by screening sera collected in 2006 and 2007 with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for anti-CHIKV immunoglobulin G (IgG) and IgM. Positive results were confirmed by indirect immunofluorescence test and microneutralization assay. We found that a large proportion (36.1%) of pregnant women living in Cotonou had specific IgG against CHIKV, indicating a high seroprevalence of the infection in urban southern Benin, whereas no active cases of CHIKV infection were detected.
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AdolescentAdultAntibodies, ViralBeninChikungunya FeverChikungunya virusEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleHumansPregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousSeroepidemiologic StudiesUrban PopulationYoung AdultAntibodies, Viral
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