Are the 2014-2016 Zika and Chikungunya epidemics in Colombia associated with a higher use of antihistamines?

Travel Med Infect Dis. 2019 Jan-Feb:27:123-124. doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2018.10.001. Epub 2018 Oct 3.
No abstract available

Keywords: Antihistamines; Chikungunya; Epidemics; Latin America; Zika.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Chikungunya Fever / epidemiology*
  • Chikungunya Fever / etiology*
  • Chikungunya virus / drug effects
  • Colombia / epidemiology
  • Epidemics*
  • Histamine Antagonists / adverse effects*
  • Histamine Antagonists / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Zika Virus / drug effects
  • Zika Virus Infection / epidemiology*
  • Zika Virus Infection / etiology*

Substances

  • Histamine Antagonists