J Ennevor

Chikungunya in Jamaica – Public Health Effects and Clinical Features in Children

Issue:

Vol 5 Issue 1 (2018)

DOI:

10.7727/wimjopen.2016.529

Pages:

18-24

Synopsis:

The Chikungunya fever epidemic had significant public health and economic impact in Jamaica. In children, there were characteristic presentations in neonates and young infants and in children six months to six years. Neurologic involvement was common but other organ dysfunction was rare.

Background: Chikungunya virus entered the Caribbean for the first time in 2013 and Jamaica experienced its maiden epidemic with Chikungunya fever in 2014. We aimed to describe the public health effects and describe the clinical features in children and adolescents in Jamaica.

Received:

October 24, 2016

Accepted:

October 26, 2016

Published:

May 2, 2018

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