2024
Detection of Chikungunya Virus RNA in Oral Fluid and Urine: An Alternative Approach to Diagnosis?
Jacob-Nascimento L, Portilho M, Anjos R, Moreira P, Stauber C, Weaver S, Kitron U, Reis M, Ribeiro G. Detection of Chikungunya Virus RNA in Oral Fluid and Urine: An Alternative Approach to Diagnosis? Viruses 2024, 16: 235. PMID: 38400011, PMCID: PMC10891727, DOI: 10.3390/v16020235.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChikungunya virus infectionAcute-phase seraOral fluidChikungunya virusIgM seroconversionChikungunya virus diagnosisUrine samplesAcute febrile illnessConvalescent-phase seraAcute chikungunyaChikungunya patientsChikungunya virus RNADisease courseFebrile illnessPaired seraRT-qPCRAcute phaseIgM detectionConvalescent-phasePatientsControl group samplesSerumUrineCHIKV transmissionIgM
2021
Risk of chronic arthralgia and impact of pain on daily activities in a cohort of patients with chikungunya virus infection from Brazil
Silva M, Kikuti M, Anjos R, Portilho M, Santos V, Gonçalves T, Tauro L, Moreira P, Jacob-Nascimento L, Santana P, Campos G, Siqueira A, Kitron U, Reis M, Ribeiro G. Risk of chronic arthralgia and impact of pain on daily activities in a cohort of patients with chikungunya virus infection from Brazil. International Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2021, 105: 608-616. PMID: 33684559, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.03.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic arthralgiaChikungunya virus infectionRisk factorsVirus infectionDaily activitiesAcute febrile illnessIndependent risk factorPersistence of painCohort of patientsImpact of painProgression of diseaseTranscriptase-polymerase chain reactionPersistent arthralgiaFebrile illnessSubstantial disabilityViral loadFemale sexPolymerase chain reactionIgM enzymeArthralgiaSurveillance studyChikungunya virusDengue virusPatientsImmunosorbent assay
2020
Transmission of Chikungunya Virus in a Brazilian Urban Slum - Volume 26, Number 7—July 2020 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Anjos RO, Mugabe VA, Moreira PSS, Carvalho CX, Portilho MM, Khouri R, Sacramento GA, Nery NRR, Reis MG, Kitron UD, Ko AI, Costa F, Ribeiro GS. Transmission of Chikungunya Virus in a Brazilian Urban Slum - Volume 26, Number 7—July 2020 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2020, 26: 1364-1373. PMID: 32568045, PMCID: PMC7323528, DOI: 10.3201/eid2607.190846.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpisodes of feverChikungunya outbreakInfectious Diseases journal - CDCSymptomatic infection ratePresumptive clinical diagnosisSufficient herd immunityCommunity-based studyFurther longitudinal studiesCHIKV seroprevalenceSeropositive personsVirus seroprevalenceClinical dataHerd immunityChikungunya virusInfection rateClinical diagnosisSerum samplesDisease pointUnpaved streetsArthralgiaLongitudinal studyFeverSeroprevalenceEpisodesOutbreak
2019
A localized outbreak of Chikungunya virus in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Tauro L, Cardoso C, Souza R, Nascimento L, dos Santos D, Campos G, Sardi S, dos Reis O, Reis M, Kitron U, Ribeiro G. A localized outbreak of Chikungunya virus in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Memórias Do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 2019, 114: e180597. PMID: 30843962, PMCID: PMC6396974, DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760180597.Peer-Reviewed Original Research