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. 2008 Jul;14(7):1135-7.
doi: 10.3201/eid1407.071521.

Outbreak of dengue and Chikungunya fevers, Toamasina, Madagascar, 2006

Mahery Ratsitorahina  1 , Julie Harisoa, Jocelyn Ratovonjato, Sophie Biacabe, Jean-Marc Reynes, Hervé Zeller, Yolande Raoelina, Antoine Talarmin, Vincent Richard, Jean Louis Soares
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Outbreak of dengue and Chikungunya fevers, Toamasina, Madagascar, 2006

Mahery Ratsitorahina et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Jul.

Abstract

An outbreak of dengue-like syndrome occurred in Toamasina from January through March 2006. Dengue type l or chikungunya viruses were detected in 38 of 55 patients sampled. Aedes albopictus was the only potential vector collected. Of 4,242 randomly selected representative residents interviewed retrospectively, 67.5% reported a dengue-like syndrome during this period.

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Figure 1
Laboratory diagnosis, dengue (DENV) and chikungunya (CHIKV) viruses, for 55 patients sampled, Madagascar, 2006. RT-PCR, reverse transcription–PCR; Ig, immunoglobulin.
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Figure 2
Outbreak curve of dengue and chikungunya fevers in Toamasina, January 1–March 28, 2006.
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