Low Seroprevalence Indicates Vulnerability of Eastern and Central Sudan to Infection with Chikungunya Virus

Awadalkareem Adam; Osama M.E. Seidahmed; Christopher Weber; Barbara Schnierle; Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit; Sven Reiche; Christian Jassoy

doi:10.1089/vbz.2015.1897

Low Seroprevalence Indicates Vulnerability of Eastern and Central Sudan to Infection with Chikungunya Virus

Awadalkareem Adam, Osama M.E. Seidahmed, Christopher Weber, Barbara Schnierle, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Sven Reiche, Christian Jassoy

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Abstract

Outbreaks of infections with chikungunya virus (CHIKV) have previously been reported from Sudan but the prevalence in the general population is unknown. We investigated the seroprevalence of CHIKV infection in 379 serum samples from patients with fever in the outpatient clinics of three hospitals in eastern and central Sudan. The seroprevalence was 1.8%, indicating that CHIKV infections are rare in these parts of Sudan. As the vector Aedes aegypti is endemic in this area, the population is at risk for a CHIKV epidemic.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	290-291
Number of pages	2
Journal	Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases
Volume	16
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2015.1897
State	Published - Apr 1 2016
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Chikungunya
Epidemiology

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Microbiology
Infectious Diseases
Virology

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Low Seroprevalence Indicates Vulnerability of Eastern and Central Sudan to Infection with Chikungunya Virus

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