Chikungunya outbreak, South India, 2006
Autor(es): Kaur Prabhdeep, Ponniah Manickam, Murhekar Manoj V, Ramachandran Vidya, Ramachandran Ramakrishnan, Raju Hari Kishan, Perumal Vanamail, Mishra Akhilesh C, Gupte Mohan D
Resumo: We investigated chikungunya outbreaks in South India - observed a high attack rate, particularly among adults - women. Transmission was facilitated by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in peridomestic water containers, as indicated by a high Breteau index. We recommended vector control measures - health education to promote safe water storage practices.
Imprenta: Emerging Infectious Diseases, v. 14, n. 10, p. 1623-1625, 2008
Identificador do objeto digital: 10.3201/eid1410.070569
Descritores: Chikungunya virus - Pathogenesis ; Chikungunya virus - Viral infections ; Chikungunya Virus - Virus ; Chikungunya virus - Transmission ; Chikungunya virus - Epidemiology ; Chikungunya virus - Public health
Data de publicação: 2008
