First report of chikungunya from the Maldives

An outbreak, characterised by fever, arthralgia and myalgia, in Malé and other islands of the Maldives began in December 2006. The illness was suspected as being due to chikungunya virus based on clinical symptoms and the prevailing chikungunya epidemic in the Indian Ocean region. The Department of...

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Published in:Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2009-02, Vol.103 (2), p.192-196
Main Authors: Yoosuf, Abdul Azeez, Shiham, Ibrahim, Mohamed, Ahmed Jamsheed, Ali, Geela, Luna, J.M., Pandav, R., Gongal, G.N., Nisaluk, Ananda, Jarman, Richard G., Gibbons, Robert V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aedes
Alphavirus Infections - diagnosis
Alphavirus Infections - epidemiology
Animals
Antibodies, Viral - analysis
Arboviroses
Arboviruses
Biological and medical sciences
Chikungunya virus
Chikungunya virus - immunology
Dengue
Dengue fevers
Disease Outbreaks
Disease Reservoirs
Epidemics
Female
General aspects
Human viral diseases
Humans
Indian Ocean Islands
Indian Ocean Islands - epidemiology
Infectious diseases
Insect Vectors
Male
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous
Public Health - methods
Tropical Climate - adverse effects
Tropical viral diseases
Viral diseases
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Summary:An outbreak, characterised by fever, arthralgia and myalgia, in Malé and other islands of the Maldives began in December 2006. The illness was suspected as being due to chikungunya virus based on clinical symptoms and the prevailing chikungunya epidemic in the Indian Ocean region. The Department of Public Health initiated an investigation and collected blood samples from 67 patients; 21% were IgM-positive for chikungunya and 96% were PCR-positive. Six percent were positive for dengue by enzyme immunosorbent assay and 4% had evidence of dual infection. This is the first time that chikungunya fever has been confirmed in the Maldives. A total of 11 879 suspected and confirmed cases affecting 61% of inhabited islands (attack rate ranging from 0% to 72% on individual islands) were reported by the end of the epidemic in April 2007.
ISSN:0035-9203
1878-3503
DOI:10.1016/j.trstmh.2008.09.006