Preparedness for Threat of Chikungunya in the Pacific

Preparedness for Threat of Chikungunya in the Pacific

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) caused significant outbreaks of illness during 2005–2007 in the Indian Ocean region. Chikungunya outbreaks have also occurred in the Pacific region, including in Papua New Guinea in 2012; New Caledonia in April 2013; and Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia, in August...

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Main Authors: Adam Roth, Damian Hoy, Paul F. Horwood, Berry Ropa, Thane Hancock, Laurent Guillaumot, Keith Rickart, Pascal Frison, Boris Pavlin, Yvan Souares
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
chikungunya
Pacific
PPHSN
Aedes albopictus
outbreak
preparedness
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/8/13-0696_article

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