Autor(es): Straetemans M

Resumo: Chikungunya fever is a viral disease transmitted by Aedes spp mosquitoes [1]. In recent years, several outbreaks have been reported in Kenya (2004), the Comoros Islands (2005), the island of Réunion (2005, 2006), other islands in the southwest Indian Ocean (2005) and in India (2005-2006) [2,3], during which Ae. aegypti and/or Ae. albopictus were the main vectors [1].

Imprenta: Euro Surveillance, v. 13, n. 7, 2008

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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