Chikungunya Outbreak in Country with Multiple Vectorborne Diseases, Djibouti, 2019-2020

Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 Apr;29(4):826-830. doi: 10.3201/eid2904.221850.ABSTRACTDuring 2019-2020, a chikungunya outbreak occurred in Djibouti City, Djibouti, while dengue virus and malaria parasites were cocirculating. We used blotting paper to detect arbovirus emergence and confirm that it is a robust method for detecting and monitoring arbovirus outbreaks remotely.PMID:36958020 | DOI:10.3201/eid2904.221850

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - March 23, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Emilie Javelle Franck de Laval Guillaume Andr é Durand Aissata Dia C écile Ficko Aurore Bousquet Deborah Delaune S ébastien Briolant Audrey M érens Constance Brossier Herv é Pommier Florian Gala Alain Courtiol Quentin Savreux S ébastien Sicard Jean- Source Type: research