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. 2018 Jun;24(6):1141-1142.
doi: 10.3201/eid2406.170892.

Mosquitoborne Sindbis Virus Infection and Long-Term Illness

Åsa Gylfe, Åsa Ribers, Oscar Forsman, Göran Bucht, Gerd-Marie Alenius, Solveig Wållberg-Jonsson, Clas Ahlm, Magnus Evander

Mosquitoborne Sindbis Virus Infection and Long-Term Illness

Åsa Gylfe et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2018 Jun.

Abstract

An unexpected human outbreak of the mosquitoborne Sindbis virus occurred in a previously nonendemic area of Sweden. At follow-up, 6-8 months after infection, 39% of patients had chronic arthralgia that affected their daily activities. Vectorborne infections may disseminate rapidly into new areas and cause acute and chronic disease.

Keywords: Ockelbo disease; Sindbis virus; Sweden; alphavirus; chronic arthritis; outbreak; vector-borne infections; viruses.

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Geographic distribution of the SINV outbreak in 2013 and previous occurrence of SINV infections in Sweden. Dark gray indicates the 2 northernmost counties in Sweden where the SINV IgG seroprevalence was 2.9% in 2009. SINV, Sindbis virus.
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