States reporting chikungunya virus disease cases – United States, 2014

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• Alternative Title:
  Chikungunya virus disease 2014 final data for the United States
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (U.S.). Division of Vector-Borne Diseases. ; ArboNet
• Description:
  2014 final data for the United States
  
  • In 2014, chikungunya was not a nationally notifiable disease in the United States. However, chikungunya cases could be reported to ArboNET, the national surveillance system for arthropod-borne diseases. These are final 2014 data reported to ArboNET for chikungunya virus disease.
  
  • In 2014, a total of 2,792 chikungunya virus disease cases were reported to ArboNET from U.S. states for 2014 (Table 1 & Map). Eleven locally-transmitted cases were reported from Florida. All other cases occurred in travelers returning from affected areas.
  
  • A total of 4,702 chikungunya virus disease cases were reported to ArboNET from U.S. territories for 2014 (Table 2). Of these, 4,651 were locally-transmitted cases reported from Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and American Samoa. The remaining 51 cases occurred in travelers returning from other affected areas.
  
  • Table 1. Laboratory-confirmed chikungunya virus disease cases reported to ArboNET by state — United States, 2014
  
  • Table 2. Laboratory-confirmed chikungunya virus disease cases reported to ArboNET by territory — United States, 2014
  
  
• Subjects:
  Chikungunya Fever Chikungunya Fever/epidemiology Chikungunya Fever/epidemiology/Maps Chikungunya Virus
• Document Type:
  Map
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  1 map
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
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