Chikungunya infection in a French traveller returning from the Maldives, October, 2009
Autor(es): Receveur M, Ezzedine K, Pistone T, Malvy D
Resumo: In the last years, cases of chikungunya fever have been reported in international travellers returning from the Indian Ocean region. The cases have been linked to the re-emergence of chikungunya fever on Indian Ocean isl-s in 2006. We describe the first case of chikungunya fever in a French traveller returning from Male, an isl- of the Maldives isl-s, confirming the permanence of virus circulation by the end of 2009.
Imprenta: Euro Surveillance, v. 15, n. 8, p. 19494, 2010
Descritores: Chikungunya virus - Pathogenesis ; Chikungunya virus - Viral infections ; Chikungunya Virus - Virus ; Chikungunya virus - Transmission ; Chikungunya virus - Chikungunya fever ; Chikungunya virus - Epidemiology ; Chikungunya virus - Public health
Data de publicação: 2010
