First report of Chikungunya virus infection in Nepal

Capa:First report of Chikungunya virus infection in Nepal

Autor(es): Pun Sher Bahadur, Bastola Anup, Shah Rajesh


Resumo: Chikungunya virus is an emerging arboviral disease that has been spreading rapidly across south Asia in recent years. Until recently, no chikungunya cases have been reported in Nepal. For the first time, we report three cases of chikungunya virus infection in Nepal.


Imprenta: Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, v. 8, n. 6, p. 790-792, 2014


Identificador do objeto digital: 10.3855/jidc.3701


Descritores: Chikungunya virus - Pathogenesis ; Chikungunya virus - Infectious diseases ; Chikungunya virus - Viral infections ; Chikungunya Virus - Virus ; Chikungunya virus - Transmission ; Chikungunya virus - Chikungunya fever ; Chikungunya virus - Epidemiology


Data de publicação: 2014