Chikungunya Virus in US Travelers Returning from India, 2006

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), a mosquito-borne alphavirus, is endemic in Africa and Asia. In 2005-2006, CHIKV epidemics were reported in islands in the Indian Ocean and in southern India. We present data on laboratory-confirmed CHIKV infections among travelers returning from India to the United States...

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Veröffentlicht in:Emerging infectious diseases Jg. 13; H. 5; S. 764 - 767
Hauptverfasser: Lanciotti, Robert S., Kosoy, Olga L., Laven, Janeen J., Panella, Amanda J., Velez, Jason O., Lambert, Amy J., Campbell, Grant L.
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.05.2007
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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2006 AD
Alphavirus
Alphavirus Infections - epidemiology
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S
Chikungunya
Chikungunya virus
Chikungunya virus - isolation & purification
Chikungunya virus - pathogenicity
Communicable Diseases, Emerging
Diagnosis
Dispatch
Health aspects
Humans
India
laboratory diagnosis
RNA virus infections
RT-PCR
Sentinel Surveillance
Travel
Travelers
United States - epidemiology
Viremia
United States
India
ISSN:1080-6040, 1080-6059
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Zusammenfassung:Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), a mosquito-borne alphavirus, is endemic in Africa and Asia. In 2005-2006, CHIKV epidemics were reported in islands in the Indian Ocean and in southern India. We present data on laboratory-confirmed CHIKV infections among travelers returning from India to the United States during 2006.
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ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid1305.070015