Evidence of chikungunya virus infection among febrile patients in northwest Ethiopia
Author(s) -
Getachew Ferede,
Moges Tiruneh,
Ebba Abate,
Yitayih Wondimeneh,
Endalamaw Gadisa,
Rawleigh Howe,
Abraham Aseffa,
Belay Tessema
Publication year - 2020
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.2020.12.057
Subject(s) - chikungunya , medicine , seroprevalence , malaria , immunology , virus , immunoglobulin m , logistic regression , antibody , serology , virology , immunoglobulin g
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection has similar clinical presentations to malaria. Hence, febrile illnesses are often misdiagnosed as malaria. Therefore, this study aimed to generate baseline data on CHIKV infection in northwest Ethiopia where malaria is endemic.
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