| chikungunya in thailand: a re-emerging disease? | the first reported case of chikungunya virus diagnosed by serology in thailand was in 1960 and the last one was in 1991. the disease surveillance system does not specifically include chikungunya cases and the signs and symptoms are similar to these of dengue fever/dengue hemorrhagic fever (df/dhf), rubella, and fever of unknown origin (fuo); thus cases might often be reported under those diagnoses. during the rainy season of 1995 (jun-aug), there were at least 2 reported chikungunya outbreaks wh ... | 1997 | 9444021 |
| prevalence and characteristics of dengue and chikungunya infections among acute febrile patients in nong khai province, thailand. | we conducted a cross sectional study at three hospitals of nong khai province, thailand to determine the prevalence and characteristics of dengue and chikungunya infection among patients who sought care. the study population was acute febrile patients who visited these hospitals during 1 august -31 october, 2010 who were aged 2-60 years and had clinical symptoms compatible with the case definition. dengue and chikungunya cases were confirmed by an elisa igm titer or rt-pcr. we also reviewed surv ... | 2013 | 24437313 |