An epidemic of chikungunya in northwestern Bangladesh in 2011
Autor: | Hilda Guzman, Asm Alamgir, Ahmad Raihan Sharif, Stephen P. Luby, Nuzhat Nasreen Banu, Akm Shamsuzzaman, Naomi L. Forrester, Farhana Haque, Shamim Jubayer, Emily S. Gurley, Mahmudur Rahman, Jesse H. Erasmus |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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RNA viruses
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Zdroj: | PLoS ONE, Vol 14, Iss 3, p e0212218 (2019) PLoS ONE |
ISSN: | 1932-6203 |
Popis: | BackgroundIn November 2011, a government hospital physician in Shibganj sub-district of Bangladesh reported a cluster of patients with fever and joint pain or rash. A multi-disciplinary team investigated to characterize the outbreak; confirm the cause; and recommend control and prevention measures.MethodsShibganj's residents with new onset of fever and joint pain or rash between 1 September and 15 December 2011 were defined as chikungunya fever (CHIKF) suspect cases. To estimate the attack rate, we identified 16 outpatient clinics in 16 selected wards across 16 unions in Shibganj and searched for suspect cases in the 80 households nearest to each outpatient clinic. One suspect case from the first 30 households in each ward was invited to visit the nearest outpatient clinic for clinical assessment and to provide a blood sample for laboratory testing and analyses.ResultsWe identified 1,769 CHIKF suspect cases from among 5,902 residents surveyed (30%). Their median age was 28 (IQR:15-42) years. The average attack rate in the sub-district was 30% (95% CI: 27%-33%). The lowest attack rate was found in children ConclusionThe consistently high attack rate by age groups suggested recent introduction of chikungunya in this community. Mosquito control efforts should be enhanced to reduce the risk of continued transmission and to improve global health security. |
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