Chikungunya Fever Cases Identified in the Veterans Health Administration System, 2014.

ABSTRACT:

Background

During December 2013, the first locally transmitted chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infections in the Americas were reported in the Caribbean. Although CHIKV infection is rarely fatal, risk for severe disease increases with age and medical comorbidities. Herein we describe characteristics of Veterans Health Administration (VHA) patients with CHIKV infection and, among those with infections diagnosed in Puerto Rico, investigated risk factors for hospitalization.

Methodology

We queried VHA's national electronic medical records to identify patients with CHIKV testing during 2014. Demographics, clinical history, laboratory results, and outcomes were abstracted. We investigated risk factors for hospitalization among patients with laboratory-confirmed CHIKV infection in Puert

SUBMITTER: Perti T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4856344 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature