In June 2014, Suriname faced the first Chikungunya outbreak. Since international reports mostly focus on hospitalized patients, the least affected group, a study was conducted to describe clinical characteristics of mainly outpatients including children. In addition, the cumulative incidence of this first epidemic was investigated.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/first-chikungunya-outbreak-suriname-clinical-and-epidemiological-features
[2] http://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0004625
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/farah-t-van-genderen
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/ingrid-krishnadath
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/rachel-sno-et-al
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/plos-neglected-tropical-diseases
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/chikungunya
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vector-borne-diseases
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/suriname
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/south-america
