Chikungunya Fever in Traveler from Angola to Japan, 2016

Chikungunya Fever in Traveler from Angola to Japan, 2016

Simultaneous circulation of multiple arboviruses presents diagnostic challenges. In May 2016, chikungunya fever was diagnosed in a traveler from Angola to Japan. Travel history, incubation period, and phylogenetic analysis indicated probable infection acquisition in Angola, where a yellow fever outb...

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Main Authors: Saho Takaya, Satoshi Kutsuna, Eri Nakayama, Satoshi Taniguchi, Shigeru Tajima, Yuichi Katanami, Kei Yamamoto, Nozomi Takeshita, Kayoko Hayakawa, Yasuyuki Kato, Shuzo Kanagawa, Norio Ohmagari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
chikungunya fever
yellow fever
arboviruses
Angola
Africa
viruses
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/1/16-1395_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/1/16-1395_article

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