Autor(es): Townson Harold, Nathan Michael B

Resumo: Chikungunya, an arboviral disease transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, has recently increased dramatically in incidence - geographic extent. Large outbreaks have affected isl-s of the Indian Ocean, India - other parts of South - Southeast Asia, Africa - most recently Italy. International travellers have disseminated new strains of the virus, some into regions from which chikungunya has hitherto been absent. In parallel, over the past 30 years international trade has resulted in the spread of A. albopictus from its original range in Asia, to all continents but Antarctica, thereby extending the geographic area over which transmission can occur.

Palavras-Chave: Chikungunya; Aedes aegypti; Aedes albopictus; Arboviruses; Prevention; Control

Imprenta: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, v. 102, n. 4, p. 308-309, 2008

Identificador do objeto digital: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2007.11.013

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

Data de publicação: 2008

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