Gokhale, R MRayate, M VKotnis, S DSathe, P S2013-09-182013-09-182009-09Gokhale R M, Rayate M V, Kotnis S D, Sathe P S. Clinico-epidemiological profile of cases of Fever with arthritis (Chikugunya) attending Urban Health Center,Solapur. Journal of Communicable Diseases. 2009 Sept; 41(3): 189-193.http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/148335This communication describes the findings of a hospital and community survey conducted in the UHC catchment area of solapur city to find out clinico-epidemiological profile of cases of chikungunya fever during mid 2006. A total of 208 cases who attended UHC and 962 community members were studied. 20-44 was the mostly affected age-group and Females outnumber male hospital attendees. Major presenting features were fever, joint pain, bodyache, headache, nausea. In majority of patients, joint pain lasted for two months and subsided by 6th month. Of 21 samples tested, 19 showed IgM positivity for chikungunya.enArticle