Recommendations of the Brazilian Society of Rheumatology for diagnosis and treatment of Chikungunya fever. Part 1 - Diagnosis and special situations
Abstract Chikungunya fever has become a relevant public health problem in countries where epidemics occur. Until 2013, only imported cases occurred in the Americas, but in October of that year, the first cases were reported in Saint Marin island in the Caribbean. The first autochthonous cases were confirmed in Brazil in September 2014; until epidemiological week 37 of 2016, 236,287 probable cases of infection with Chikungunya virus had been registered, 116,523 of which had serological confirmation. Environmental changes caused by humans, disorderly urban growth and an ever-increasing number of international travelers were ...
Source: Revista Brasileira de Reumatologia - October 9, 2017 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research
Chikungunya Virus Infection: Why Should U.S. Geriatricians Be Aware of It?
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) was until recently perceived only as a tropical disease. Since the first report of a case in Saint Martin Island in 2013, it has spread to South, Central, and North America. The first local transmission in the continental United States was reported in Florida in July 2014. CHIV infection is known to cause debilitating rheumatologic disease. Older adults are particularly susceptible to severe and chronic infection. Without an effective vaccine and antiviral therapy to prevent and control CHIKV, U.S. geriatricians could soon be confronted with major clinical, functional, and therapeutic challenges. ...
Source: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society - September 21, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Pierre Olivier Lang, Pierre Loulergue, Richard Aspinall Tags: Clinical Management of the Older Adult Source Type: research
[Wolfram syndrome and juvenile glaucoma: Case report].
Authors: de Saint-Martin G, Caignard A, Dureau P, Leruez S
PMID: 28919187 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Journal Francais d Ophtalmologie)
Source: Journal Francais d Ophtalmologie - September 20, 2017 Category: Opthalmology Tags: J Fr Ophtalmol Source Type: research
[Clinical and epidemiological characterization of chikungunya fever in Mexico].
Authors: Garay-Morán C, Román-Pedroza JF, López-Martínez I, Rodríguez-Martínez JC, Ruiz-Matus C, Kuri-Morales P, Díaz-Quiñonez JA
Abstract
On 6 December 2013, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) reported confirmation of the first two cases of indigenous transmission of chikungunya fever (CHIK) in the Region of the Americas on the island of Sint Maarten (Netherlands Antilles). For the period 2013-2014, a total of 25 627 confirmed autochthonous cases were distributed in 43 countries, with Mexico reporting 155 cases in five states. Information on cases o...
Source: Pan American Journal of Public Health - September 14, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Rev Panam Salud Publica Source Type: research
Chikungunya virus outbreak in Sint Maarten, 2013-2014.
This report describes the outbreak of chikungunya virus (CHIKV) in Sint Maarten, a constituent country of Kingdom of the Netherlands comprising the southern part of the Caribbean island of Saint Martin, from 22 December 2013 (first reported case) through 5 December 2014. The outbreak was first reported by the French overseas collectivity of Saint-Martin in the northern part of the island-the first site in the Americas to report autochthonous transmission of CHIKV. By 5 December 2014, Sint Maarten had reported a total of 658 cases-an overall attack rate of 1.76%. Actual prevalence may have been higher, as some cases may hav...
Source: Pan American Journal of Public Health - September 14, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Rev Panam Salud Publica Source Type: research
