Seroprevalence of Asian lineage chikungunya virus infection on Saint Martin Island, 7 months after the 2013 emergence

• Published in: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
• Main Authors: Gay, Noellie, Rousset, Dominique, Huc, Patricia, Matheus, Séverine, Ledrans, Martine, Rosine, Jacques, Cassadou, Sylvie, Noël, Harold
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: S50 - Santé humaine; L73 - Maladies des animaux; Morbidité; Virus de chikungunya; http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4936; http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_35376; http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5143; http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_36645; http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1320; http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3081; Martin Island
• Online Access: http://agritrop.cirad.fr/585954/; http://agritrop.cirad.fr/585954/13/tropmed-94-393-chik.pdf; https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.15-0308

At the end of 2013, chikungunya virus (CHIKV) emerged in Saint Martin Island, Caribbean. The Asian lineage was identified. Seven months after this introduction, the seroprevalence was 16.9% in the population of Saint Martin and 39.0% of infections remained asymptomatic. This moderate attack rate and...