Frequency of Chronic Joint Pain Following Chikungunya Virus Infection: A Colombian Cohort Study.
Aileen Y ChangLiliana EncinalesAlexandra PorrasNelly PachecoSt Patrick ReidKaren A O MartinsShamila PachecoEyda BravoMarianda NavarnoAlejandro Rico MendozaRichard AmdurPriyanka KamalapathyGary S FiresteinJeffrey M BethonyGary L SimonPublished in: Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) (2018)
This is the first report to describe the frequency of chikungunya virus-related arthritis in the Americas after a 20-month follow-up. The high frequency of chronic disease highlights the need for the development of prevention and treatment methods.