Accuracy of chikungunya case definition in patients with arbovirus illness seeking care in an urban emergency department in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Background: Chikungunya (CHIKV), dengue and zika share similar symptoms, which makes a clinical diagnosis complex in regions where the three arboviruses co-circulate. We evaluated the accuracy of the World Health Organization's (WHO) CHIKV case definition against the gold standard of laboratory diagnosis, in individuals with suspicion of arboviral illness seeking care in an urban emergency department (ED) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from January –June 2018.

Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases - September 17, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: H. Hellen, J. Moreira, C. Lamas, S. Cardozo Tags: 0635 Source Type: research