Chikungunya Fever in the United States: A Fifteen Year Review of Cases

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Authors

Katherine B. Gibney · Epidemic Intelligence Service

Marc Fischer · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Harry E. Prince · Micro Focus (United States)

Laura D. Kramer · New York State Department of Health

Kirsten St. George · Wadsworth Center

Olga Kosoy · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Janeen Laven

Abstract

No locally acquired CHIK cases were identified. However, several viremic travelers returned to states with CHIKV vectors and presented a risk for local transmission. Incomplete and delayed reporting made ArboNET less useful. To minimize the risk of CHIKV spread in the United States, healthcare providers and public health officials should be educated about recognition, diagnosis, and reporting of CHIK cases.

Topics & Keywords

Mosquito-borne diseases and control Viral Infections and Vectors Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volume 52, Issue 5, pp. e121-e126

DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciq214

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