Chikungunya outbreak in a rural area of Western Cameroon in 2006: A retrospective serological and entomological survey
Open Access
- 5 May 2010
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Research Notes
- Vol. 3 (1) , 128
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-3-128
Abstract
Although arboviral infections including Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) are common in sub-Saharan Africa, data on their circulation and prevalence are poorly documented. In 2006, more than 400 cases of dengue-like fever were reported in Kumbo (Northwest Region of Cameroon). The aim of this study was to identify the aetiology of this fever and to define its extent in the area.Keywords
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