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Volume 12, Number 11—November 2006
Letter

Chikungunya Fever, Hong Kong

Nelson Lee*, Chun K. Wong*, Wai Y. Lam*, Ann Wong†, Wilina Lim†, Christopher W.K. Lam*, Clive S. Cockram*, Joseph J.Y. Sung*, Paul K.S. Chan*, and Julian W. Tang*Comments to Author 
Author affiliations: *The Chinese University of Hong Kong Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China; †Department of Health, Kowloon, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China

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Table

Serum cytokine profiles of patient with chikungunya infection, days 2 and 6 of illness*

Serum cytokine profile (ng/L) Time after onset of illness
2 d 6 d
IFN-γ, N<15.6 UD UD
IL-1β, N<7.2 2.4 1.5
IL-6, N<3.1 UD 1.3
IL-10, N<7.8 1.7 1.7
IL-12 p70, N<7.8 3.6 1.4
TNF-α, N<10.0 UD UD
CXCL8, N<10.0 45.3 54.3
CXCL10†, N = 232–1,019 26,319 16,156
CCL2†, N = 18–152 445 257
CXCL9†, N = 37–463 1,138 1,605
CCL5, N = 10,349–46,704 24,745 60,671

*N, normal range; IFN, interferon; IL, interleukin; UD, undetected; TNF, tumor necrosis factor.
†Both 2 d and 6 d samples above normal range.

*N, normal range; IFN, interferon; IL, interleukin; UD, undetected; TNF, tumor necrosis factor.
†Both 2 d and 6 d samples above normal range.

*N, normal range; IFN, interferon; IL, interleukin; UD, undetected; TNF, tumor necrosis factor.
†Both 2 d and 6 d samples above normal range.

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