Autor(es): Soon Y Y,Junaidi I,Kumarasamy V,Chem Y K,Juliana R,Chua K B

Resumo: Since its isolation in Tanzania in 1953, chikungunya virus has caused periodic outbreaks in both tropical Africa - Asia. In the last decade, the virus has shown not only increased activity but has exp-ed its geographical locations, thus classical delineation of various genotypes of chikungunya virus to specific geographic locales no longer holds true. Rapid mass movement of people - the constant presence of the right vectors in this region could have contributed to the change in virus ecology. This paper documents the first detection of chikungunya virus of Central/East genotype in Malaysia from a patient who was most likely infected with the virus during her visit to India. Without good Aedes vector measures, only time will tell whether this genotype rather than the existing endemic genotype will subsequently cause the next chikungunya outbreak in Malaysia.

Imprenta: The Medical Journal of Malaysia, v. 62, n. 3, p. 214-217, 2007

Descritores: Chikungunya virus - Pathogenesis ; Chikungunya virus - Viral infections ; Chikungunya Virus - Virus ; Chikungunya virus - Public health

Data de publicação: 2007

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