Molecular detection of Chikungunya virus infection during 2013-2014 in Delhi

摘要

Background: Chikungunya fever is an emerging arboviral disease that caused by the chikungunya virus (Chikv). While many infected individuals recover after primary illness, others suffer from persistent debilitating arthralgia that can last for months to years. Often Chikv infections go undiagnosed because the clinical symptoms mirror those of Dengue virus infections. There is need to have data on the prevalence of Chikv infections; we, therefore used molecular diagnostic test for diagnosis of Chikv infections over a 2- year period in a tertiary care hospital in New Delhi.