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Acute Chikungunya virus disease, typical

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Link to WHO Definition

Acute Chikungunya virus disease, typical – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1726833210

1) Clinical criterion: Fever >38.5ºC (101.3ºF) and joint pain (Usually accompanied by exanthema, myalgia, back pain, headache and, occasionally, vomiting and diarrhoea [paediatric age gro]) (usually incapacitating) with acute onset and 2) Epidemiological criterion: resident or visitor in areas with local transmission of Chikungunya on the last 15 days. (suspect case for epidemiological surveillance) or 3) Laboratory criterion: confirmation by laboratory: PCR, serology, or viral culture (confirmed case for epidemiological surveillance) Duration: up to 3 weeks (21 days) from the beginning of symptoms.