A Case Report of Chikungunya Versus Dengue During an Acute Outbreak of Dengue Fever in the Solomon Islands, 2013

Archives of Immunology and Allergy, 1(1), (2018, August), 41-45

5 Pages Posted: 28 Sep 2018

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Brian P. Mangum

Fiji National University (FNU); College of Micronesia - Federated States of Micronesia; Xavier University - School of Medicine

Tamara Mangum

Fiji National University (FNU) - College of Medicine, Nursing, and Health Sciences

Aleczander P. Mangum

Pacific Islands Public Health Training Centre

Date Written: August 1, 2018

Abstract

The presence of both dengue fever and chikungunya in Pacific Island jurisdictions, as well as other developing settings, such as Southeast Asia, the Caribbean and South America, as well as sub-Saharan Africa, is increasingly common, as is illustrated by this case study from the Solomon Islands in 2013. Given such, it is increasingly important the medical and clinical officers, as well as ancillary staff, such as nursing and laboratory staff, be able to differentiate between the two conditions, given that while chikungunya can be serious, recovery is generally unremarkable; whereas, dengue fever can have serious, life-threatening complications. This case report presents a typical patient presenting during a dengue outbreak in the Solomon Islands in 2013, which was misdiagnosed as dengue fever, given the similar signs of the two diseases, but who in actuality had the first recorded case of chikungunya in the Solomon Islands. The monograph concludes by making recommendations for additional education of clinical personnel to differentiate between the two diseases for both clinical as well as epidemiological reasons.

Keywords: dengue, chikungunya, Solomon Islands, epidemiology, outbreak

Suggested Citation

Mangum, Brian P. and Mangum, Tamara and Mangum, Aleczander P., A Case Report of Chikungunya Versus Dengue During an Acute Outbreak of Dengue Fever in the Solomon Islands, 2013 (August 1, 2018). Archives of Immunology and Allergy, 1(1), (2018, August), 41-45, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3246459 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3246459

Brian P. Mangum (Contact Author)

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Tamara Mangum

Fiji National University (FNU) - College of Medicine, Nursing, and Health Sciences ( email )

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Aleczander P. Mangum

Pacific Islands Public Health Training Centre

Honolulu, HI 96813
United States

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