Chikungunya Infection in Travelers

Chikungunya Infection in Travelers

The largest described outbreak of chikungunya virus has been occurring on the islands of the southwest Indian Ocean since March 2005. We describe the manifestations of chikungunya virus infection in travelers returning from these islands, with focus on skin manifestations.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Patrick Hochedez, Stephane Jaureguiberry, Monique Debruyne, Philippe Bossi, Pierre Hausfater, Gilles Brucker, Francois Bricaire, Eric Caumes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Chikungunya virus
Exanthema
Rash
Travel
Indian Ocean Islands
Reunion
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/10/06-0495_article
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spelling doaj-961cd7ed1b584db484722e2c871508792020-11-24T21:45:54ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592006-10-0112101565156710.3201/eid1210.060495Chikungunya Infection in TravelersPatrick HochedezStephane JaureguiberryMonique DebruynePhilippe BossiPierre HausfaterGilles BruckerFrancois BricaireEric CaumesThe largest described outbreak of chikungunya virus has been occurring on the islands of the southwest Indian Ocean since March 2005. We describe the manifestations of chikungunya virus infection in travelers returning from these islands, with focus on skin manifestations.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/10/06-0495_articleChikungunya virusExanthemaRashTravelIndian Ocean IslandsReunion
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author Patrick Hochedez
Stephane Jaureguiberry
Monique Debruyne
Philippe Bossi
Pierre Hausfater
Gilles Brucker
Francois Bricaire
Eric Caumes
spellingShingle Patrick Hochedez
Stephane Jaureguiberry
Monique Debruyne
Philippe Bossi
Pierre Hausfater
Gilles Brucker
Francois Bricaire
Eric Caumes
Chikungunya Infection in Travelers
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Chikungunya virus
Exanthema
Rash
Travel
Indian Ocean Islands
Reunion
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Stephane Jaureguiberry
Monique Debruyne
Philippe Bossi
Pierre Hausfater
Gilles Brucker
Francois Bricaire
Eric Caumes
author_sort Patrick Hochedez
title Chikungunya Infection in Travelers
title_short Chikungunya Infection in Travelers
title_full Chikungunya Infection in Travelers
title_fullStr Chikungunya Infection in Travelers
title_full_unstemmed Chikungunya Infection in Travelers
title_sort chikungunya infection in travelers
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn 1080-6040
1080-6059
publishDate 2006-10-01
description The largest described outbreak of chikungunya virus has been occurring on the islands of the southwest Indian Ocean since March 2005. We describe the manifestations of chikungunya virus infection in travelers returning from these islands, with focus on skin manifestations.
topic Chikungunya virus
Exanthema
Rash
Travel
Indian Ocean Islands
Reunion
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/10/06-0495_article
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