Public health response and lessons learned from the 2014 chikungunya epidemic in Grenada
ABSTRACT In June 2014, the first cases of chikungunya virus (CHIKV) were diagnosed on the island of Carriacou, part of the tri-island state of Grenada. In the three months that followed, CHIKV spread rapidly, with conservative estimates of the population infected of at least 60%. Multiple challenges...
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Language: | English |
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Pan American Health Organization
2017-08-01
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Series: | Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892017000100509&lng=en&tlng=en |