Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) caused a major two-wave seventeen-month-long outbreak in La Réunion Island in 2005-2006. The aim of this study was to refine clinical estimates provided by a regional surveillance-system using a two-stage serological assessment as gold standard.
Centre d'Investigation Clinique-Epidémiologie Clinique de La Réunion, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Groupe Hospitalier Sud Réunion, Saint Pierre. patrick.gerardin@chr-reunion.fr