Chikungunya Virus as Cause of Febrile Illness Outbreak, Chiapas, Mexico, 2014

Chikungunya Virus as Cause of Febrile Illness Outbreak, Chiapas, Mexico, 2014

Since chikungunya virus (CHIKV) was introduced into the Americas in 2013, its geographic distribution has rapidly expanded. Of 119 serum samples collected in 2014 from febrile patients in southern Mexico, 79% were positive for CHIKV or IgM against CHIKV. Sequencing results confirmed CHIKV strains cl...

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Main Authors: Tiffany F. Kautz, Esteban E. Díaz-González, Jesse H. Erasmus, Iliana R. Malo-García, Rose M. Langsjoen, Edward I. Patterson, Dawn I. Auguste, Naomi L. Forrester, Rosa Maria Sanchez-Casas, Mauricio Hernández-Ávila, Celia M. Alpuche-Aranda, Nikos Vasilakis, Ildefonso Fernández-Salas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
alphavirus
Aedes
arboviruses
arthralgia
chikungunya virus
disease outbreaks
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/11/15-0546_article

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