Chikungunya Virus in US Travelers Returning from India, 2006

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Lanciotti, Robert S. ; Kosoy, Olga L. ; Laven, Janeen J. ; Panella, Amanda J. ; Velez, Jason O. ; Lambert, Amy J. ; Campbell, Grant L.
• Description:
  Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), a mosquito-borne alphavirus, is endemic in Africa and Asia. In 2005-2006, CHIKV epidemics were reported in islands in the Indian Ocean and in southern India. We present data on laboratory-confirmed CHIKV infections among travelers returning from India to the United States during 2006.
• Subjects:
  Alphavirus Infections Chikungunya Virus Communicable Diseases, Emerging Dispatch Humans Sentinel Surveillance Travel Viremia
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 13(5):764-767.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  India ; United States
• Location:
  Asia ; North America
• Volume:
  13
• Issue:
  5
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:89399d0900bc217b9919a46fbd0bd920a4feb18f09c0334eafbab3bf5b6bc3f66284ac4362812a7c4a35f1d18e36fa937c4eeac05a18e8b30a46fef2235dddc5
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/3173/cdc_3173_DS1.pdf
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