| Literature DB >> 26690898 |
Erwan Oehler1, Emmanuel Fournier, Isabelle Leparc-Goffart, Philippe Larre, Stéphanie Cubizolle, Chantal Sookhareea, Stéphane Lastère, Frédéric Ghawche.
Abstract
During the recent chikungunya fever outbreak in French Polynesia in October 2014 to March 2015, we observed an abnormally high number of patients with neurological deficit. Clinical presentation and complementary exams were suggestive of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) for nine patients. All nine had a recent dengue-like syndrome and tested positive for chikungunya virus (CHIKV) in serology or RT-PCR. GBS incidence was increased four- to nine-fold during this period, suggesting a link to CHIKV infection.Entities:
Keywords: French Polynesia; chikungunya; chikungunya virus; clinic; outbreaks; vector-borne infections; viral infections
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Year: 2015 PMID： 26690898 DOI： 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2015.20.48.30079
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Euro Surveill ISSN： 1025-496X