Chikungunya virus infection: Report of the first case diagnosed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Capa:Chikungunya virus infection: Report of the first case diagnosed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Autor(es): Albuquerque Isabella Gomes Cavalcanti de, Marandino Renato, Mendonça Aline Pimentel, Nogueira Rita Maria Ribeiro, Vasconcelos Pedro Fernando da Costa, Guerra Leopoldino Rodrigues, Brandão Beatriz Castro, Mendonça Ana Paula Pimentel, Aguiar Guilherme Ribeiro, Bacco Paula Angélica Martinez de


Resumo: Initially diagnosed in Africa - Asia, the Chikungunya virus has been detected in the last three years in the Caribbean, Italy, France, - the United States of America. Herein, we report the first case for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2010.


Imprenta: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, v. 45, n. 1, p. 128-129, 2012


Identificador do objeto digital: 10.1590/S0037-86822012000100026 


Descritores: Chikungunya virus - Viral infections ; Chikungunya Virus - Virus ; Chikungunya virus - Chikungunya fever ; Chikungunya virus - Epidemiology


Data de publicação: 2012