Journal of Clinical Virology
Volume 47, Issue 1 , Pages 85-88 , January 2010

Factors associated with persistence of arthralgia among chikungunya virus-infected travellers: Report of 42 French cases

  • Sophie Larrieu

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    • Cellule Interrégionale d’Épidémiologie d’Aquitaine, Bordeaux, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +33 557019714; fax: +33 557019715.
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  • Nicolas Pouderoux

      Affiliations

    • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, France
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  • Thierry Pistone

      Affiliations

    • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, France
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  • Laurent Filleul

      Affiliations

    • Cellule Interrégionale d’Épidémiologie d’Aquitaine, Bordeaux, France
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  • Marie-Catherine Receveur

      Affiliations

    • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, France
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  • Daouda Sissoko

      Affiliations

    • Cellule Interrégionale d’Épidémiologie de la Réunion et Mayotte, La Réunion, France
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  • Khaled Ezzedine

      Affiliations

    • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, France
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  • Denis Malvy

      Affiliations

    • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, France

Received 18 June 2009 ,Revised 5 November 2009 ,Accepted 11 November 2009.

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PII: S1386-6532(09)00555-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2009.11.014

Journal of Clinical Virology
Volume 47, Issue 1 , Pages 85-88 , January 2010

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