Autor(es): Fischer Marc, Staples J Erin

Resumo: In December 2013, the World Health Organization reported the first local transmission of chikungunya virus in the Western Hemisphere, with autochthonous cases identified in Saint Martin. Since then, local transmission has been identified in 17 countries or territories in the Caribbean or South America (Anguilla, Antigua - Barbuda, British Virgin Isl-s, Dominica, Dominican Republic, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Haiti, Martinique, Puerto Rico, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Kitts - Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Saint Vincent - the Grenadines, - Sint Maarten). As of May 30, 2014, a total of 103,018 suspected - 4,406 laboratory-confirmed chikungunya cases had been reported from these areas. The number of reported cases nearly doubled during the previous 2 weeks. More than 95% of the cases have been reported from five jurisdictions: Dominican Republic (38,656 cases), Martinique (30,715), Guadeloupe (24,428), Haiti (6,318), - Saint Martin (4,113). The highest incidences have been reported from Saint Martin (115 cases per 1,000 population), Martinique (76 per 1,000), Saint Barthelemy (74 per 1,000), - Guadeloupe (52 per 1,000). Further expansion of these outbreaks - spread to other countries in the region is likely.

Imprenta: MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, v. 63, n. 22, p. 500-501, 2014

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

Data de publicação: 2014

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