Chikungunya virus infection

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Key articles

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Clinical testing and diagnosis for chikungunya virus disease. May 2024 [internet publication].Full text

Brito CAA, Marques CDL, Falcão MB, et al. Update on the treatment of musculoskeletal manifestations in chikungunya fever: a guideline. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2020;53:e20190517.Full text  Abstract

Burt FJ, Rolph MS, Rulli NE, et al. Chikungunya: a re-emerging virus. Lancet. 2012 Feb 18;379(9816):662-71. Abstract

World Health Organization; Pan American Health Organization. Tool for the diagnosis and care of patients with suspected arboviral diseases. 2017 [internet publication].Full text

World Health Organization. Guidelines on clinical management of chikungunya fever. Dec 2019 [internet publication].Full text

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