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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spelling doaj-226c28fe67c44e5fba3704dadb69271c2020-11-24T23:35:30ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592015-11-0121112070207310.3201/eid2111.150546Chikungunya Virus as Cause of Febrile Illness Outbreak, Chiapas, Mexico, 2014Tiffany F. KautzEsteban E. Díaz-GonzálezJesse H. ErasmusIliana R. Malo-GarcíaRose M. LangsjoenEdward I. PattersonDawn I. AugusteNaomi L. ForresterRosa Maria Sanchez-CasasMauricio Hernández-ÁvilaCelia M. Alpuche-ArandaNikos VasilakisIldefonso Fernández-SalasSince 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 closely related to Caribbean isolates.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/11/15-0546_articlealphavirusAedesarbovirusesarthralgiachikungunya virusdisease outbreaks
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author 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
spellingShingle 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
Chikungunya Virus as Cause of Febrile Illness Outbreak, Chiapas, Mexico, 2014
Emerging Infectious Diseases
alphavirus
Aedes
arboviruses
arthralgia
chikungunya virus
disease outbreaks
author_facet 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
author_sort Tiffany F. Kautz
title Chikungunya Virus as Cause of Febrile Illness Outbreak, Chiapas, Mexico, 2014
title_short Chikungunya Virus as Cause of Febrile Illness Outbreak, Chiapas, Mexico, 2014
title_full Chikungunya Virus as Cause of Febrile Illness Outbreak, Chiapas, Mexico, 2014
title_fullStr Chikungunya Virus as Cause of Febrile Illness Outbreak, Chiapas, Mexico, 2014
title_full_unstemmed Chikungunya Virus as Cause of Febrile Illness Outbreak, Chiapas, Mexico, 2014
title_sort chikungunya virus as cause of febrile illness outbreak, chiapas, mexico, 2014
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn 1080-6040
1080-6059
publishDate 2015-11-01
description 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 closely related to Caribbean isolates.
topic alphavirus
Aedes
arboviruses
arthralgia
chikungunya virus
disease outbreaks
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/11/15-0546_article
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