Autor(es): Johnson Douglas F, Druce Julian D, Chapman Scott, Swaminathan Ashwin, Wolf Josh, Richards Jack S, Korman Tony, Birch Chris, Richards Michael J

Resumo: We report eight recent cases of Chikungunya virus infection in travellers to Australia. Patients presented with fevers, rigors, headaches, arthralgia, - rash. The current Indian Ocean epidemic - Italian outbreak have featured prominently on Internet infectious disease bulletins, - Chikungunya virus infection had been anticipated in travellers from the outbreak areas. Diagnosis was by a generic alphavirus reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction with confirmatory sequencing. Prompt diagnosis of Chikungunya virus infections is of public health significance as the mosquito vectors for transmission exist in Australia. There is potential for this infection to spread in the largely naïve Australian population.

Imprenta: The Medical Journal of Australia, v. 188, n. 1, p. 41-43, 2008

Descritores: Chikungunya virus - Pathogenesis ; Chikungunya virus - RNA ; Chikungunya virus - Viral infections ; Chikungunya virus - RT-PCR ; Chikungunya Virus - Virus ; Chikungunya virus - Transmission ; Chikungunya virus - Chikungunya fever ; Chikungunya virus - Epidemic ; Chikungunya virus - Public health

Data de publicação: 2008

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