Diagnosis and Management of Imported Chikungunya Fever in Taiwan: A Case Report

Chikungunya virus, a mosquito-borne alphavirus, is endemic in Africa and Southeast Asia but is rarely reported in Taiwan. We report the case of a Taiwanese woman who developed Chikungunya fever, which was first diagnosed by a clinician rather than by fever screening at an airport. The woman presente...

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Published in:	Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
Main Authors:	Ko Chang, Hsiao-Chen Hsieh, Jih-Jin Tsai, Wei-Ru Lin, Po-Liang Lu, Yen-Hsu Chen
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2010-05-01
Subjects:	chikungunya fever dengue fever Taiwan
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X10700371