Clinical complications of Chikungunya fever in Mauritius

Goorah, S S; Ghamy, AB; Caussy, B.S.; Cheeneebash, Jayrani; Ramchurn, S. K.

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“…Al igual que en Goorah et al (2009), los resultados de este trabajo indican la presencia de quejas psicológicas en los pacientes afectados por el virus. En la muestra de la isla Mauricio se halló un 57 % de personas aquejadas de síntomas psicológicos.…”

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“…CHIKV (Goorah et al, 2009) Este instrumento fue adaptado por los autores de la investigación tomando como base el utilizado por Goorah et al (2009). Para ello se contactó al miembro del grupo de investigación de la isla Mauricio (Dr. Smita Sulackshana Devi Goorah) con el fin de que nos compartiera su experiencia.…”

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“…En el año 2009, unos investigadores de la isla Mauricio, en el océano Índico, realizaron un estudio en grupo sobre las complicaciones clínicas de la fiebre del chikungunya (Goorah, Ghamy, Caussy, Cheeneebash & Ramchurn, 2009), en la que encontraron presencia de síntomas psicológicos en personas que padecen la enfermedad. Los resultados mostraron que las mujeres presentaron mayor afectación sintomática que los hombres y que los participantes con comorbilidad tuvieron más complicaciones y más secuelas psicológicas que los participantes previamente sanos.…”

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“…La conclusión principal de este estudio es que la fiebre del CHIKV causa un gran impacto en la salud de los individuos, sobre todo cuando está en la fase aguda. Sin embargo, puede tener secuelas significativas meses después de producida la enfermedad entre las que se encuentran las psicológicas (Goorah et al, 2009). Desfilló (2014) expresa en términos puramente sociales que las epidemias como las de CHIKV comprometen el historial de eventos similares anteriores y los trastornos personales.…”

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Does affect Chikungunya virus the emotional state of the people who suffer it?

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ResumenEn Colombia el virus del chikungunya (CHIKV) ha causado muchos enfermos, sobre todo en Atlántico, Magdalena y Sucre. El objetivo de esta investigación es examinar las variables psicológicas presentes en pacientes que hayan sido diagnosticados con este virus. Se entrevistó a 63 personas (41 mujeres, 65,1 %) con el cuestionario general de salud mental de Goldberg y con un instrumento basado en otro, recientemente desarrollado por un equipo de investigación de la isla Mauricio. A partir de este instrumento se exploraron los síntomas presentados por el CHIKV. El 50 % de la muestra consideró que el virus alteró su estado emocional. Se halló insomnio, irritabilidad, y/o tristeza. Los hombres sintieron más irritabilidad que las mujeres (p = .003). Las autoridades de salud podrían tener en cuenta esta información a la hora de tratar a estos pacientes. AbstractChikungunya Virus (CHIKV) has caused many patients in Colombia, especially in Atlantico, Magdalena and Sucre. The aim of this research was to examine the psychological variables in patients who have been diagnosed with CHIKV. We interviewed 64 people (41 women, 65.1 %) with an instrument developed by a research team from India and with the Goldberg's General Mental Health Questionnaire. From this first instrument were explored the symptoms caused by CHIKV. Of the sample, 50 % perceived that CHIKV affected their emotional state. Insomnia, irritability and/or sadness were found in people suffering by CHIKV. Men showed more irritated than women (p= .003). Health authorities should take this information into account when treating these patients. Palabras clave:Chikungunya, Síntomas psicológicos, Insomnio, Depresión.

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“…In Brazil, however, there has been evidence that neurological symptoms resulting from infection by the Chikungunya virus are not rare, as previously believed [4]. Report on psychiatric manifestations due to Chikungunya virus infection include: insomnia, aggressiveness, pessimism, loss of concentration, depression, and mental confusion [5]. In a study carried out in India, almost 60% of the patients presented anxiety disorder or depressive episodes [6].…”

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Psychiatric Symptoms in Patients with Chikungunya Fever

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An approach towards peptide-based antibody detection for diagnosis of Chikungunya infection

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Chikungunya infection, although rarely fatal, is associated with significant morbidity which necessitates its diagnosis in the initial stages. Currently for diagnosis, together with clinical symptoms, immunological methods such as IgG/IgM detection, molecular methods such as real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction and viral isolation methods are available but they are either not very specific or they require high-level sophisticated infrastructures. In the present study, an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to evaluate antibody responses to peptides designed from the CHIKV E2 envelope glycoprotein was performed. Synthesized peptides were evaluated with confirmed Chikungunya and non-Chikungunya serum samples for antibody detection. The results demonstrate that the synthetic peptide-based diagnosis of Chikungunya can be an efficient and a more accessible approach in immunodiagnostics.

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Clinical complications of Chikungunya fever in Mauritius

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Does affect Chikungunya virus the emotional state of the people who suffer it?

Does affect Chikungunya virus the emotional state of the people who suffer it?

Psychiatric Symptoms in Patients with Chikungunya Fever

An approach towards peptide-based antibody detection for diagnosis of Chikungunya infection

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