Preparedness for threat of chikungunya in the pacific
Autor(es): Roth Adam, Hoy Damian, Horwood Paul F, Ropa Berry, Hancock Thane, Guillaumot Laurent, Rickart Keith, Frison Pascal, Pavlin Boris, Souares Yvan
Resumo: Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) caused significant outbreaks of illness during 2005-2007 in the Indian Ocean region. Chikungunya outbreaks have also occurred in the Pacific region, including in Papua New Guinea in 2012; New Caledonia in April 2013; - Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia, in August 2013. CHIKV is a threat in the Pacific, - the risk for further spread is high, given several similarities between the Pacific - Indian Ocean chikungunya outbreaks. Isl- health care systems have difficulties coping with high caseloads, which highlights the need for early multidisciplinary preparedness. The Pacific Public Health Surveillance Network has developed several strategies focusing on surveillance, case management, vector control, laboratory confirmation, - communication. The management of this CHIKV threat will likely have broad implications for global public health.
Palavras-Chave: Aedes aegypti; Aedes albopictus; CHIKV; Federated States of Micronesia; Indian Ocean; New Caledonia; PPHSN; Pacific; Pacific Public Health Surveillance Network; Papua New Guinea; Yap State; Chikungunya; Mosquitos; Outbreak; Preparedness; Vector-borne infections; Viruses
Imprenta: Emerging Infectious Diseases, v. 20, n. 8, 2014
Identificador do objeto digital: 10.3201/eid2008.130696
Descritores: Chikungunya virus - Pathogenesis ; Chikungunya virus - Viral infections ; Chikungunya Virus - Virus ; Chikungunya virus - Transmission ; Chikungunya virus - Chikungunya fever ; Chikungunya virus - Epidemiology ; Chikungunya virus - Public health
Data de publicação: 2014
