"Kankasha" in Kassala: A prospective observational cohort study of the clinical characteristics, epidemiology, genetic origin, and chronic impact of the 2018 epidemic of Chikungunya virus infection in Kassala, Sudan.
Hilary BowerMubarak El KarsanyAbd Alhadi Adam Hussein AdamMubarak Ibrahim IdrissMa'aaza Abasher AlzainMohamed Elamin Ahmed AlfakiyousifRehab MohamedIman MahmoudOmer AlbadriSuha Abdulaziz Alnour MahmoudOrwa Ibrahim AbdallaMawahib EldigailNuha ElagibUlrike ArnoldBernardo GutierrezOliver G PybusDaniel P CarterSteven T PullanShevin T JacobTajeldin Mohammedein AbdallahBenedict GannonTom E FletcherPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2021)
Vulnerability to CHIKV remains in Kassala and elsewhere in Sudan due to widespread Aedes aegypti presence and mosquito-fostering household water storage methods. This study highlights the importance of increasing awareness of the severity and impact of CHIKV outbreaks, and the need for urgent actions to reduce transmission risk in households.