Long-term Chikungunya Sequelae in Curacao:Burden, Determinants, and a Novel Classification Tool

Background. Beyond the acute illness phase, chikungunya constitutes a public health problem given its chronic disease phase, which may include long-term arthralgia, arthritis, fatigue, and depression. Currently, there is no consensus on how to define chikungunya chronicity. Methods. A comprehensive cross-sectional survey was performed in Curacao in June and July 2015 to evaluate 304 adult laboratory-confirmed chikungunya patients 3-16 months after diagnosis. We developed a novel tool, the Curacao Long-Term Chikungunya Sequelae (CLTCS) score, to classify chronic chikungunya disease and estimate... Mehr ...