TY - JOUR AU - Gylfe, Åsa AU - Ribers, Åsa AU - Forsman, Oscar AU - Bucht, Göran AU - Alenius, Gerd-Marie AU - Wållberg-Jonsson, Solveig AU - Ahlm, Clas AU - Evander, Magnus T1 - Mosquitoborne Sindbis Virus Infection and Long-Term Illness T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2018 VL - 24 IS - 6 SP - 1141 SN - 1080-6059 AB - An unexpected human outbreak of the mosquitoborne Sindbis virus occurred in a previously nonendemic area of Sweden. At follow-up, 6–8 months after infection, 39% of patients had chronic arthralgia that affected their daily activities. Vectorborne infections may disseminate rapidly into new areas and cause acute and chronic disease. KW - Sindbis virus KW - Ockelbo disease KW - chronic arthritis KW - outbreak KW - Sweden KW - alphavirus KW - vector-borne infections KW - viruses DO - 10.3201/eid2406.170892 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/6/17-0892_article ER - End of Reference