Chikungunya fever: current status in Mexico
Margarita Nava-Frías, Ricardo Efrén Searcy-Pavía, Carina Aurora Juárez-Contreras and 1 more
Boletín Médico del Hospital Infantil de México · 2016
doi:10.1016/j.bmhimx.2016.03.001 (opens in a new tab)
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Abstract
Chikungunya fever is a tropical vector-borne disease that has been spreading rapidly around the world during the last 10 years, and which has been usually misdiagnosed as dengue. Nowadays, this disease is increasing in Mexico, mainly in the southern and central zones of the country, being significantly more common in women, children and young adults (28% in < 20 years of age). The classical presentation includes fever, arthralgia, polyarthritis, back-pain, and skin rashes. Although symptoms and treatment are similar to those for dengue, there are key clinical features to differentiate these two diseases.
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