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Table 2 Recorded studies on chikungunya in DRC, 1958–2018

From: Mosquito-borne viral diseases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a review

Province (specific area)

Laboratory test

No. of samples tested (% positive)

Period of record

References

Haut-Uelé (Dungu in Doruma)

Animal inoculation

3 (100)

October-December 1958

[14]

Bas-Uelé (Bondo in Bili)

Animal inoculation

36 (44.0)

Rainy season of 1960

[15]

Tshopo (Kisangani)

ELISA (IgM)

45 (28.8)

February-March 1998

[11]

Kinshasa: Matete (Des Marais), Kingabwa (Bribano), Kinkole (NdakuyaPembe)

ELISA IgM, Cell C6/36

76 (57.8)

February-May 1999; May-July 2000

[28]

Whole country

RT-PCR

453 (0.4)

2003–2012

[10]

Sud-Ubangi (Gemena), Kwilu

RT-PCR

110 (1.8))

2003–2012

[10]

DRC/Belgium

RT-PCR, ELISA

 

2012

[29]

Kinshasa (Binza-Meteo, Mont-Ngafula, Maluku)

ELISA

 

2012

[16]

Kinshasa

RT-PCR, ELISA

10 (9.6) IgM; 5 (4.8) in RT-PCR

2014

[30]