@article{fdi:010093860,
  title = {{S}eroepidemiological reconstruction of long-term {C}hikungunya virus circulation in {B}urkina {F}aso and {G}abon},
  author = {{L}im, {J}.{K}. and {R}idde, {V}al{\'e}ry and {A}gnandji, {S}.{T}. and {L}ell, {B}. and {Y}aro, {S}. and {Y}ang, {J}.{S}. and {H}oinard, {D}. and {W}eaver, {S}.{C}. and {V}anhomwegen, {J}. and {S}alje, {H}. and {Y}oon, {I}.{K}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{C}hikungunya virus ({CHIKV}) is a major public health concern worldwide. {H}owever, infection levels are rarely known, especially in {A}frica. {W}e recruited individuals from {O}uagadougou, {B}urkina {F}aso and {L}ambar{\'e}n{\'e}, {G}abon (age range, 1-55 years), tested their blood for {CHIKV} antibodies,

and used serocatalytic models to reconstruct epidemiological histories. {I}n {O}uagadougou, 291 of 999 (29.1%) individuals were seropositive, ranging from 2% among those aged <10 years to 66% in those aged 40-55 years. {W}e estimated there were 7 outbreaks since the 1970s but none since 2001, resulting in 600 000 infections in the city, none of which were reported. {H}owever, we could not definitively conclude whether infections were due to {CHIKV} or o'nyong-nyong, another alphavirus. {I}n {L}ambar{\'e}n{\'e}, 117 of 427 (27%) participants were seropositive. {O}ur model identified a single outbreak sometime since 2007, consistent with the only reported {CHIKV} outbreak in the country. {T}hese findings suggest sporadic outbreaks in these settings and that the burden remains undetected or incorrectly attributed.},
  keywords = {{BURKINA} {FASO} ; {OUAGADOUGOU} ; {GABON} ; {LAMBARENE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{T}he {J}ournal of {I}nfectious {D}iseases},
  volume = {227},
  numero = {2},
  pages = {261--267},
  ISSN = {0022-1899},
  year = {2022},
  DOI = {10.1093/infdis/jiac246},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010093860},
}