Anti-chikungunya virus seroprevalence in Indigenous groups in the Sao Francisco Valley, Brazil.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chikungunya fever (CHIKF) is a serious public health problem with a high rate of infection and chronic disabling manifestations that has affected more than 2 million people worldwide since 2005. In spite of this, epidemiological data on vulnerable groups such as Indigenous people are scarce, making it difficult to implement public policies in order to prevent this disease and assist these populations.

Objective

To describe the serological and epidemiological profile of chikungunya virus (CHIKV) in two Indigenous populations in Northeast Brazil, as well as in an urbanized control community, and to explore associations between CHIKV and anthropometric variables in these populations.

Methodology/principal findings

This is a cross-sectional ancillary study of t

SUBMITTER: Nicacio JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8238182 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature