Chikungunya Virus in US Travelers Returning from India, 2006

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Authors

Robert S. Lanciotti · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Olga Kosoy · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Janeen Laven · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Amanda J. Panella · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Jason O. Velez · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Amy J. Lambert · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Grant L. Campbell

Abstract

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.

Topics & Keywords

Mosquito-borne diseases and control Viral Infections and Vectors Malaria Research and Control

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Emerging infectious diseases

Volume 13, Issue 5, pp. 764-767

DOI: 10.3201/eid1305.070015

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