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Chikungunya Virus in the Americas — What a Vectorborne Pathogen Can Do
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    Personal Author:
    Barrera, Roberto; Hunsperger, Elizabeth; Lanciotti, Robert S.; Munoz, Jorge; Mutebi, John-Paul; Nasci, Roger S.; Perez, Carmen; Powers, Ann M.; Savage, Harry M.; Staples, J. Erin; Tomashek, Kay Marie; Zielinski-Gutiérrez, Emily;
    Corporate Author:
    Pan American Health Organization.; National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (U.S.). Division of Vector-Borne Diseases.;
    Published:
    2011
    Description:
    Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), with the support of the Division of Vector-borne Diseases of the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (DVBD, CDC), created a working group and convened a meeting in Lima, Peru, on July 21-2...
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  2. Preparedness and Response for Chikungunya Virus Introduction in the Americas
    Corporate Author:
    CDC/DVBD and Pan American Health Organization
    Description:
    These guidelines, developed by CDC and PAHO, provide recommendations on preparation for and response to chikungunya virus activity inth e Americas
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    current
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  3. Epidemiology of Chikungunya in the Americas
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    Yactayo, Sergio; Staples, J. Erin; Millot, Véronique; Cibrelus, Laurence; Ramon-Pardo, Pilar;
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    Dec 15 2016
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    J Infect Dis. 2016; 214(Suppl 5):S441-S445.
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    Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) emerged in the Americas in late 2013 to cause substantial acute and chronic morbidity. About 1.1 million cases of chikungunya were reported within a year, including severe cases and deaths. The burden of chikungunya is uncle...
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  4. Chikungunya virus : an emerging threat to the Americas
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    National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (U.S.). Division of Vector-Borne Diseases. Arboviral Diseases Branch.
    Published:
    July 22, 2014
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    The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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    Apr 2015
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    Emerg Infect Dis. 21(4):557-561.
    Description:
    After an absence of ≈200 years, chikungunya returned to the American tropics in 2013. The virus is maintained in a complex African zoonotic cycle but escapes into an urban cycle at 40- to 50-year intervals, causing global pandemics. In 1823, classi...
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