The first imported case infected with Chikungunya virus in Korea
Autor(es): Hwang Jeong-Hwan, Lee Chang-Seop
Resumo: Chikungunya is caused by an arbovirus transmitted by Aedes mosquito vector. With the increase of habitat of mosquito by global warming - frequent international travel - interchange, chikungunya reemerged - showed global distribution recently. Until now there has not been reported any case infected with chikungunya virus in Korea. A 23-year-old man has been the Republic of the Philippines for 1 week, - visited our emergency center due to fever - back pain. Chikungunya viral infection was diagnosed by specific IgM for chickungunya virus by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assayin Korea Centers for Disease Control - Prevention. His clinical course was self limited. We introduce the first imported case infected with chikungunya virus in Korea.
Palavras-Chave: Chikungunya virus; Korea; Travel
Imprenta: Infection & Chemotherapy, v. 47, n. 1, p. 55-59, 2015
Identificador do objeto digital: 10.3947/ic.2015.47.1.55
Descritores: Chikungunya virus - Arbovirus ; Chikungunya Virus - Virus ; Chikungunya virus - Chikungunya fever
Data de publicação: 2015
