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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
Drought-associated chikungunya emergence along coastal East Africa
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 76, No. 3, Year 2007
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Epidemics of chikungunya fever, an Aedes spp.-borne viral disease, affected hundreds of thousands of people in western Indian Ocean islands and India during 2005-2006. The initial outbreaks occurred in coastal Kenya (Lamu, then Mombasa) in 2004. We investigated eco-climatic conditions associated with chikungunya fever emergence along coastal Kenya using epidemiologic investigations and satellite data. Unusually dry, warm conditions preceded the outbreaks, including the driest since 1998 for some of the coastal regions. Infrequent replenishment of domestic water stores and elevated temperatures may have facilitated Chikungunya virus transmission. These results suggest that drought-affected populations may be at heightened risk for chikungunya fever, and underscore the need for safe water storage during drought relief operations. Copyright © 2007 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
Authors & Co-Authors
Chretien, Jean Paul
United States, Silver Spring
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
Anyamba, Assaf
United States, Greenbelt
Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
Bedno, Sheryl A.
Unknown Affiliation
Breiman, Robert F.
Kenya, Kisumu
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kenya
Sang, Rosemary C.
Kenya, Nairobi
Kenya Medical Research Institute
Sergon, Kibet
Kenya, Kisumu
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kenya
Powers, Ann M.
United States, Atlanta
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
Onyango, Clayton O.
Gambia, Banjul
Medical Research Council Laboratories Gambia
Small, Jennifer L.
United States, Greenbelt
Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
Tucker, Compton James
United States, Greenbelt
Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
Linthicum, Kenneth J.
United States, Washington, D.c.
United States Department of Agriculture
Statistics
Citations: 237
Authors: 11
Affiliations: 7
Identifiers
Doi:
10.4269/ajtmh.2007.76.405
ISSN:
00029637
Research Areas
Environmental
Health System And Policy
Study Locations
Multi-countries
Kenya