Evidence of acute rickettsioses among patients presumed to have chikungunya fever during the chikungunya outbreak in Sri Lanka | Zendy

R. Premaratna | Zendy; L.P. Halambarachchige | Zendy; D.M. Nanayakkara | Zendy; T.G.A.N. Chandrasena | Zendy; R.P.V.J. Rajapakse | Zendy; N.K.B.K.R.G.W. Bandara | Zendy; H.J. de Silva | Zendy

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Evidence of acute rickettsioses among patients presumed to have chikungunya fever during the chikungunya outbreak in Sri Lanka

Author(s) -

R. Premaratna,

L.P. Halambarachchige,

D.M. Nanayakkara,

T.G.A.N. Chandrasena,

R.P.V.J. Rajapakse,

N.K.B.K.R.G.W. Bandara,

H.J. de Silva

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

international journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278

H-Index - 89

eISSN - 1878-3511

pISSN - 1201-9712

DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2011.09.010

Subject(s) - chikungunya , medicine , arthritis , maculopapular rash , rash , dermatology , immunology , scrub typhus , relapsing fever , outbreak , spotted fever , dengue fever , virology , rickettsia , virus

Chikungunya fever (CGF) and rickettsioses are known to cause acute onset febrile illnesses associated with severe arthritis. Rickettsial arthritis is curable with the use of appropriate anti-rickettsial antibiotics, however the arthritis of CGF tends to have a prolonged course leading to protracted disability. The aim of this study was to investigate the contribution of CGF and rickettsioses to cases of fever and arthritis during a presumed CGF outbreak in Sri Lanka.

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