Zeitschrift für Infektionskrankheiten und Diagnose

Abstrakt

Balanced Case-Control Study to Check the Association of Chikunguynya Severity among Blood Groups and Other Determinants in Tesseney, Gash Barka Zone, Eritrea.

Samsom M Giliu, Asmeret T Haile, Grmay Y Teklemicheal, Sara T Weldegiorgis, Eyasu H Tesfamariam, Tesfit B Netsereab

Objectives: A total of 1074 suspected chikungunya cases were reported in Tesseney Province, Gash Barka region, Eritrea during an outbreak. This study was aimed to assess
the possible association of chikungunya severity among ABO blood groups and other potential determinants. Methods: A sex-matched and age-matched case-control
study was conducted during the outbreak. For each case, one control subject had been selected from the mild Chikungunya cases.