Autor(es): Bierman H R, Nelson E R

Resumo: In 1951, an acute febrile hemorrhagic disease with high mortality was recognized to occur sporadically in the vicinity of Bangkok, Thailand. The condition was originally considered to be a severe viral influenza characterized by shock or thrombocytopenic purpura, or both (1), but influenza virus was not isolated from these patients. Recurrent episodes in the Philippines of a disease with hemorrhagic phenomena were described in 1953 by Stransky and Dacanay (2). In 1954, epidemics of a similar disease occurred in Manila and in Bangkok. The disease was tentatively named Philippine hemorrhagic fever and subsequently Thai hemorrhagic fever to distinguish it from

Imprenta: Annals of Internal Medicine, v. 62, p. 867-884, 1965

Identificador do objeto digital: 10.7326/0003-4819-62-5-867

Descritores: Chikungunya virus - Arbovirus ; Chikungunya virus - Cell ; Chikungunya virus - Viral infections ; Chikungunya Virus - Virus ; Chikungunya virus - Chikungunya fever ; Chikungunya virus - Dengue ; Chikungunya virus - Epidemic ; Chikungunya virus - Public health

Data de publicação: 1965

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