Serological and molecular evidence of chikungunya virus infection among febrile outpatients seeking healthcare in Northern Malawi

Figures & data

Table 1. Comparison of clinical presentations of participants with CHIKV seropositivity.

Clinical presentations	Number of anti-CHIKV IgM positive 73/119 (61.3%)	Chi square X^2	P-value
Bleeding from nose	9 (12.3%)	1.049	.306
Vomiting	12 (16.4%)	0.018	.892
Joint pain	33 (45.2%)	0.078	.78
Abdominal pain	30 (41.1%)	0.202	.653

Figure 1. CHIKV RNA detection on agarose gel electrophoresis.

M= 100 bp DNA ladder; PC-positive control; NC-negative control