TY - JOUR AU - Feldstein, Leora AU - Rowhani-Rahbar, Ali AU - Staples, J. Erin AU - Weaver, Marcia AU - Halloran, M. Elizabeth AU - Ellis, Esther T1 - Persistent Arthralgia Associated with Chikungunya Virus Outbreak, US Virgin Islands, December 2014–February 2016 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2017 VL - 23 IS - 4 SP - 673 SN - 1080-6059 AB - After the 2014–2015 outbreak of chikungunya virus in the US Virgin Islands, we compared the prevalence of persistent arthralgia among case-patients and controls. Prevalence was higher in case-patients than controls 6 and 12 months after disease onset. Continued vaccine research to prevent acute illness and long-term sequelae is essential. KW - chikungunya virus KW - chikungunya fever KW - vector-borne infections KW - persistent arthralgia KW - alphavirus KW - outbreak KW - viruses KW - US Virgin Islands KW - comparative study KW - long-term sequelae DO - 10.3201/eid2304.161562 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/4/16-1562_article ER - End of Reference