Chikungunya Outbreak Risks after the 2014 Outbreak, Dominican Republic

The 2014 chikungunya outbreak in the Dominican Republic resulted in intense local transmission, with high postoutbreak seroprevalence. The resulting population immunity will likely minimize risk for another large outbreak through 2035, but changes in population behavior or environmental conditions...

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Published in:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Authors: Gideon Loevinsohn, Cecilia Then Paulino, Jessica Spring, Holly R. Hughes, Angela Cadavid Restrepo, Helen Mayfield, Michael de St. Aubin, Janeen Laven, Amanda Panella, William Duke, Marie Caroline Etienne, Gabriela Abdalla, Salome Garnier, Naomi Iihoshi, Beatriz Lopez, Lucia de la Cruz, Bernarda Henríquez, Margaret Baldwin, Farah Peña, Adam J. Kucharski, Marietta Vasquez, Emily Zielinski Gutiérrez, Aaron C. Brault, Ronald Skewes-Ramm, Colleen L. Lau, Eric J. Nilles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2024-12-01
Subjects:
chikungunya
CHIKV
viruses
vector-borne infections
arboviruses
outbreak
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/30/12/24-0824_article
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Summary:The 2014 chikungunya outbreak in the Dominican Republic resulted in intense local transmission, with high postoutbreak seroprevalence. The resulting population immunity will likely minimize risk for another large outbreak through 2035, but changes in population behavior or environmental conditions or emergence of different virus strains could lead to increased transmission.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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