Chikungunya Arthritis Mechanisms in the Americas (CAMA): A cross sectional analysis of chikungunya arthritis patients 22 months post-infection demonstrates a lack of viral persistence in synovial fluid
Abstract
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-borne virus that causes chronic joint pain for months 46 to years in approximately one half of infected patients. The study objective was to determine if CHIKV persists in the synovial fluid, potentially serving as a causative mechanism of persistent arthritis.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 30, 2017
- Accession Number
- AD1037359
Entities
People
- Aileen Y Chang
- Alejandro R Mendoza
- Alexandra Porras
- Bhavarth Shukla
- Carlos Cure
- Carlos Encinales
- Christian Matranga
- Ernie Brueggemann
- Gary L Simon
- Gary S Firestein
- Jeffrey Bethony
- Karen A Martins
- Lian Dong
- Liliana Encinales
- Lisa H Cazares
- Lydia G Downey
- Marlon Acuna
- Melissa Gregory
- Michael D. Ward
- Nelly Pacheco
- Orlando Falls
- Paola Lichtenberger
- Priyanka Kamalapathy
- Richard Amdur
- St. Patrick Reid
- Tara Kenny
- Teofilo R Arteta
Organizations
- United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases