Table 1.
General, clinical, and biological characteristics of AFP suspected cases and their close neighbors.
| Variables | Total n = 57 |
Epidemiological Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contacts of AFP Cases n = 36 |
AFP Suspected Cases n = 21 |
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| Age (years), median (IQR) | 20 (11–41) | 21 (9–43.8) | 19 (12–41) |
| Sex | |||
| Female | 34 (59.6%) | 19 (52.8%) | 15 (71.4%) |
| Male | 23 (40.4%) | 17 (47.2%) | 6 (28.6%) |
| Symptoms | |||
| Fever | 5 (8.8%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (23.8%) |
| Cough | 6 (10.5%) | 0 (0%) | 6 (28.6%) |
| Rhinorrhea | 6 (10.5%) | 0 (0%) | 6 (28.6%) |
| Headache | 6 (10.5%) | 0 (0%) | 6 (28.6%) |
| Myalgia | 17 (29.8%) | 0 (0%) | 17 (81.0%) |
| Anorexia | 5 (8.8%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (23.8%) |
| Nausea | 2 (3.5%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (9.5%) |
| Functional impotence of lower limbs | 18 (31.6%) | 0 (0%) | 18 (85.7%) |
| Functional impotence of lower and upper limbs | 1 (1.8%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (4.8%) |
| Chikungunya Serology | |||
| Anti-CHIKV-IgM | |||
| Negative | 30 (52.6%) | 16 (44.4%) | 14 (66.7%) |
| Positive | 27 (47.4%) | 20 (55.6%) | 7 (33.3%) |
| Anti-CHIKV-IgG | |||
| Negative | 44 (77.2%) | 26 (72.2%) | 18 (85.7%) |
| Positive | 13 (22.8%) | 10 (27.8%) | 3 (14.3%) |